means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
if it is the case that ...
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive (e.g. a blow)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
as if it weren't already enough
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
endurance; perseverance; patience
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
duty; function; office; mission; task
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
going straight on; going straight ahead
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite