not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
passing through without stopping; passing by
bright; beaming; brilliant; glittering
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
firing line; caustic curve
nice; good; well-executed
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
battle formation; military formation
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
simple; simplified; easy; plain
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
the heavenly eye; rolling back one's eyes during convulsions
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
perception; sensation; awareness
superhuman feat; consummate skill
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing