taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to rise; to erect; to get up
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
for the first time in one's life
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
simply; merely; only; solely
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
half and half; fifty-fifty
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck