do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
stupid brat; son of a bitch
upper half of the body; upper body
iron rust; iron hydroxide
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
death penalty; capital punishment
to begin talking; to open up
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
article to be delivered; present
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
here and there; in places
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
note (letter) left behind; will
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
head start; initiative; preemption
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
behaviour; behavior; conduct