being on the ropes; losing ground
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
desperately; for one's dear life
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
posture; position; stance
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
one revolution; one rotation
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
last days; the end; one's fate
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
one end; an end; part; fragment
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
in succession; one by one
platoon commander; section commander
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to put one's strength into
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
pink (colour, color); peach
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
four (long cylindrical things)