they; those guys; those fellows
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to whine; to make feeble complaints
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to die by drowning; to drown
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding