to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
ninja rope with grappling hook
directly opposite; right in front
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
running away; escaping on foot
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
flight; desertion; escape
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to escape from; to get out
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
hostility; antagonism; opposition
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)