chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
great numbers; numerical superiority
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to become poor; to be poor
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
small scratch; small amount of damage
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
battle formation; military formation
simultaneous; all at once
potter's wheel; lathe; pulley; windlass
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
radiant heat; heat radiation; heat dissipation; thermolysis
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; dirt
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
self-mutilation; self-injury
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
predation; eating prey; preying upon
passage; path; route; one's way
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
various places; several sources
what proportion; what percentage
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver