the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
matter of time; question of time
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to come and go; to go back and forth
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
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.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
housing district; residential district
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to force one's way through
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
ready with a rifle leveled
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante