image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to become dim; to become blurred
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
determination; resolution
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
near; close; beside; third person
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
(computer) command; command key; commando
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
assertion; declaration; affirmation
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset