even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
Chinese poem with five characters per line
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
crew member; crewman; crew
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
loved one; lover; sweetheart
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to tower over the surroundings
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
busy; having no time (for)
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged