philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
dominant person; preeminent person; strongest contender; far right wing; right-wing extremist; radical right wing
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
ultra-left; ultra-left extremists
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
murder; killing; murderer
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away