to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
strong person; the strong; the powerful
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
objection; dissent; protest
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
particularly; only; in the case of
one's physical safety; personal security
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
in the meanwhile; during the time
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
rather; sooner; preferably
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
riskiness; (level of) danger
control; management (e.g. of a business)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...