to let an opportunity slip
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to do someone in; to bump someone off
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
with a start; with a jump
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
stepping back; drawing back
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
water's edge; waterside; shore
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
all you want; as much as one wants
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
river surface; surface of a river
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to try to do; to attempt to do
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly