detour; circumvention; turning movement
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
convenient; handy; useful
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
killing two birds with one stone
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
true intention; underlying motive
protective occupation (of a country)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
irrational (line of) argument
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
defense; defence; defensive preparations
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable