taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
emotional strength; force of will
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
here and there; everywhere
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to encamp; to take up positions
to encamp; to take up a position
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
simultaneous; all at once
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to sprout; to spring up; to come out
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to spend time (on doing something)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)