to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
proposal; offer; request; application
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to spit out; to eject; to dump
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
after that; afterwards; thereafter
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
(a place) out of one's reach
drawing a sword; drawn sword
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
(in) the air; midair; sky
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
visual confirmation; sighting
hair (on the head); (a) hair
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again