ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
infant; baby; little child
moment by moment; hour by hour
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
rescue mission; evacuation operation
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
state of the war; war situation
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
fuel consumption; gas mileage
marathon; long-distance race
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to