choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
maid; helper; help; assistance
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
the ancients; ancient people
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
fruit bat (Pteropodidae spp.); flying fox; megabat
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
herbivorous; graminivorous
bloodsucking; sucking blood
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to change completely; to change suddenly
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
direct connection; direct link
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist; 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu; ca. 5th century BCE); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)