to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
100,000; hundred thousand
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
emotional strength; force of will
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
a long time (since the last time)
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
opening fully; full throttle; full power
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
just managing; with great difficulty
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
interested person; volunteer; supporter
along the river; riverside
visual confirmation; sighting
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)