to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse); to take cover

to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away

to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)

to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)

As 腰が〜 or 体が〜

to fail to hold an ideal posture

to run away; to flee; to make off; to take to one's heels; to escape

to start to run away

to set free; to let go; to release

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away; to fail to catch

to escape

to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice

to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to turn a blind eye to

to pass up (e.g. an opportunity)

Baseball

to let (a good ball) go by

Transitive verb

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

Transitive verb

to set free; to let go

Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of a verb

to fail to ...

flight; desertion; escape

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place