chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to watch for an unguarded moment
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
such; this sort of; like this
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
rather than; more ... than ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket