to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
master; teacher; stable master
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
way out; means to escape; escape route
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
killing two birds with one stone
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
your husband; her husband
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
place; position; location; position; standing; status
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to stop walking; to pause
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)