to take back; to recapture
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
touché; you've got me there
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
preparation; arrangements
street at night; making a night journey
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
counterattack; striking one's opponent immediately after defending an incoming attack
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
failure (e.g. of a bill, motion); falling through; rejection; miscarriage
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
way of listening; listener
with a collapse; with a slump
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
heap; pile; stack; full measure
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing