holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to claim victims; to leave casualties
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
right angle; perpendicular
major earthquake; large earthquake
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
way out; means to escape; escape route
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to think too much; to be over-concerned
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
invisibly; secretly; privately
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle