after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
irrational (line of) argument
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to discuss; to talk together
cannot be helped; unavoidable
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
fair and square; open and aboveboard
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to keep (a person) waiting
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to surge; to well up; to gush out
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
the opposite direction; the other way
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little