to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
race (of people); type of person
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to lose one's way; to get lost
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
reward; honorarium; remuneration
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
well-bred; of good upbringing
very small; tiny; insignificant
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
if you think about it; come to think of it
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness