if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
return match (esp. boxing); rematch
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
plural; multiple; plural (number)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
passing the ball; exchanging passes; passing back and forth
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
recovery; undoing; recall
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)