at this stage; at this point; (only) now
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
course; route; path; process; stages
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
they; those guys; those fellows
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
trio; gang of three; threesome
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but