burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
otherwise; or else; if not
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
last days; the end; one's fate
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
complete stranger; total stranger
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
willpower; energy; vitality
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
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
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
stepping back; drawing back
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to be smeared; to be covered
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to make a speech; to address
whole nation; whole land; whole country
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with