instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
sphere; circle; range; category
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
bedside; near one's pillow
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
that's too bad; too bad for you!
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to become settled; to be fixed
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out