concentrated fire; intense criticism
little by little; bit by bit
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
war; battle; match; game; competition
to have no chance (of succeeding)
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to not believe one's ears
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
last ray of hope; only hope
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
anti-aircraft gun; antiaircraft artillery
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
(right at the) side; just beside
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to cease; to stop; to be over
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
failure; mistake; blunder
just managing; with great difficulty
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
exit; way out; outlet; vent
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
tiredness after taking care of someone; nursing fatigue
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others