coincident with; while; simultaneously
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
patterns of thinking; train of thought
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
don't worry about it; forget about it
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
regret; repentance; remorse
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
bank; banking institution
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case