desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
switching over to; migration; transition
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
warp; curvature; curve; arch
genius; prodigy; natural gift
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time