near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
diligent; hard-working; industrious
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
still (continuing); as ever; further
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
experiential; empirical; experimental
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
creeping; crawling; sneaking
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)