cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
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
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be able to manage somehow or another
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
desperation; struggle to the death
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting