mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
outward appearance; apparent
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to succeed; to bear fruit
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
up in a tree; in the trees
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
living thing; organism; creature; biology
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
be (that) as it may; having said that
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to force one's way; to push through
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
mountain road; mountain trail
third day of the month; three days
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
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)
to fall into ruin; to be desolated