decisive; resolute; drastic
sharp sword; keen blade; Buddha's wisdom (which destroys worldly desires and evil spirits); sharp sword of wisdom
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
the place for; the time for; the level of
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
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
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
all you have to do is; just; that's all
such; like that; in that way
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
rushing around; running wild
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
desperation; struggle to the death
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
one's own army; one's own team
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size