to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
desperately; for one's dear life
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to kill; to choke the life out of
round shape; circle; circular form
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
salty sea breeze; salt wind
(one) letter; (one) character
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one