to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
how; in what way; I wonder
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
indescribable; having no way to express
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
trivial; not amounting to much
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
in unison; as one; united
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to run through; to run past
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
survival; survivor; relic
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block
treating someone like a child
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation