to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
matter of time; question of time
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
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
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
professor; teaching; instruction
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
final; eventual; ultimate
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)