cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
severe wound; serious wound; gash
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
being too late; losing one's final chance
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
last days; the end; one's fate
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
forgetting; lapse of memory
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
opposite side; opposition
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)