to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
ship's nationality; ship's country of registration
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to claim victims; to leave casualties
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to need; to call for; to require
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to chase; to run after; to pursue
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast