to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
suddenly; all of a sudden
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
perception; sensing; noticing
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
now that; since; so long as; because
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
at the last moment; this late in the game
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
still; even now; to this day