to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
two times; twice; two degrees
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
war situation; progress of a battle
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
preservation; retainment; keeping
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable