alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
on hand; readily available
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
one lump; one body; one group
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
going straight on; going straight ahead
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to flee from one's enemy; to turn tail; to expose one's weakness to an adversary
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to be forward; to be impertinent
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
favourite horse; favorite horse
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
cannot be compared with; no match for
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
repeating firearm; a repeater
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived