story; tale; talk; discussion
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to breathe out; to exhale
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
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.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to complain; to make a complaint
some people; a few people; several people
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
running away; escaping on foot
beyond one's means or position
invitation; introduction; temptation
tune (melody, piece of music)
like this; this sort; this way
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
such; like that; that sort of; very
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
good humour (humor); good mood
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
tedious; boring; being fed up with
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable