can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
great war; great battle; world war
battlefield; battleground
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
in the following manner; as follows
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
sense of smell; olfaction
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to make a speech; to address
the last moment; the very end
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)