chance (of success); odds
preliminary investigation; preparation
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
reaching; attaining; arrival
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
how; in what way; I wonder
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry