retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
directly opposite; right in front
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
setting off (on a trip); departure
inn; tavern; (arch.) basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; (arch.) basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
to play a central role; to take a leading part
cyberstalker; online stalker; cyberstalking; online stalking
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
way out; means to escape; escape route
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
way one walks; one's walk
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
unskilled; not very good at
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to make a speech; to address
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
literature; books (reference); document