to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
being on the ropes; losing ground
intercept; interception; counter-attack
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
standing tall; towering; soaring
servile smile; sycophantic smile; servile laugh; sycophantic laugh
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
covered in mud; mud-caked
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
being under military occupation
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
yoke; constraints; oppression
unseasonable; out-of-season
to crawl out of; to creep out of
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble