to prepare for death; to get ready to die
shuttle transportation; shuttling back and forth
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
rowing; paddling (by hand)
running alongside; pacesetting; accompanying
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to boost; to force up; to push up
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
cartilaginous fishes; chondrichthyans
musclehead; person obsessed with building muscle
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to press a question; to cross-examine
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
official in charge; person in charge
screw; screw propeller; screw
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
inundation; submersion; flood
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!