recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
a little more; a bit more
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
ramification; branching off
excavation; cutting; digging
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
to fight to the bitter end
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
defense; defence; fielding
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
email friend; email penpal
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to suppress one's emotions
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later