to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
way out; means to escape; escape route
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to distribute; to hand out
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
special; particular; peculiar; unique
a long time ago; long ago
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to crawl towards; to creep up to
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
maid; helper; help; assistance
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
question; inquiry; enquiry
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death