deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
general mobilization; full mobilization
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
address; address; email address; addressing (the ball)
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
offensive (movement); aggression
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
to get strong; to gain strength
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
itchiness; itching; itching sensation
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to bring back; to restore
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted