to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
they; those guys; those fellows
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
if so; in that case; in that situation
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
running away; escaping on foot
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
wherein; therein; thereinto
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease