every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
still; even now; to this day
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to shave off; to scrape off
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
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
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
experienced player; tricky player
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
serious; severe; grave; acute
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
chance (of success); odds
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
suddenly; all of a sudden
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!