to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
cooperation; collaboration
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
continuation; succession; series
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to join together; to combine; to join up
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down