chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
be on your guard!; take care!
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
god (esp. the Christian God)
Very (Pet Shop Boys album)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
attack; assault; attempt; try
to master something (through personal experience)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
conceptual drawing; conceptual diagram; artist's impression
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem