to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
commitment; pledge; promise
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake
to run up to; to rush over
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to push aside; to brush aside
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
as usual; as is one's habit
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
often; frequently; again and again