close call; narrow escape
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
manners; behavior; behaviour
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
spare time; free time; leisure time
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
party; set; gang; company; person
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
mediocrity; ordinary ability
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
defense; defence; fielding
very (extremely) low temperature
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to take flight; to disappear
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct