to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
head; lead; vanguard; first
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
concealment; suppression; hiding
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to squash; to crush; to flatten
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
pupil; student; schoolchild
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
chance (of success); odds
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
bravery; courage; heroism
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
president (of a society); chairman