village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
had better ...; had better not ...
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
rather; better; instead; if anything
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
surroundings; environs; circumference
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
wounded person; injured person
little by little; bit by bit
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
letting (someone) die without helping
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
besides; in addition; also; moreover
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
choices; alternatives; options
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to kill; to beat to death
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine