to distract one's attention
while; during (the time when)
limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)
battle formation; military formation
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to sell off; to sell completely
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
that's the way it is; such is life
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
simultaneous; all at once
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread