desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
marine life; marine organism
observatory; observation post
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
period of time; time slot; time zone
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
coinage; invention of a new word; coined word
junkie (drug addict); junkie (person with an obsession)
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
daily necessities; goods for everyday life
headquarters; head office; main office
prevention; protection (against); precaution
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
town; city; municipal; urban
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
leaving something where it is; abandoning something