terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
ability; capability; skill
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to strangle; to constrict
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
bribe; money under the table
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
don't you think?; indicates question
taking into consideration; making allowances (for); reserve; restraint; leniency
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
(meshes of) the law; net of the law; justice