to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
police cell; place of detention; jail
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
official business; public business
an issue being settled; a case being closed
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press