to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
newcomer; initiate; rookie
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
posing a question; question
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
being too late; losing one's final chance
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
power; might; authority; influence
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no