securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
way out; means to escape; escape route
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
behind; in the rear; in back
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to pierce through; to break through
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to lose sight of; to miss
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
deviation; departure; omission
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick