chance (of success); odds
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
desperately; for one's dear life
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
gold letters; letters written in gold paint
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
conviction; belief; confidence
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
alternately; by turns; one after the other
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to shed light; to cast light
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
full length; total length; overall length
lightly; easily; carelessly
disaster film; disaster movie
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)