on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
flash (of light); glint; schiller
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
be (that) as it may; having said that
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare