killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
to be badly made; to fail
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to spend time (on doing something)
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to raise one's voice; to shout
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fall off; to tumble down
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
stepping back; drawing back
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to stop walking; to pause
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence