counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
tall building; high-rise building
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
number one; first; best; most; game; round
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
but; however; provided that
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
regret; repentance; remorse
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to watch for an unguarded moment
though; notwithstanding; although
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during