retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
directions; instructions; orders; command
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
young lord; successor of one's current lord
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
way; method; means; resource; course
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
samurai; warrior; military family
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service