to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
script; screenplay; scenario
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
drama; theatre; theater; play
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
dispel (esp. magic or potion used to return one's character to normal status in an RPG, etc.)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
aspect; phase; condition; modality
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
repentance; confession; penitence
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee