one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
opposite side; opposition
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
outer space; void of space
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
lightly; easily; carelessly
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
even more; still more; further
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
way out; means to escape; escape route
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to chase; to run after; to pursue
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
you (plural); all of you; you all
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)