there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
control; management (e.g. of a business)
power; authority; jurisdiction
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
experimental; provisional
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
corridor; hallway; passageway
to chase; to run after; to pursue
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
art of self-defense (defence)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to