gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
-less; lacking; non-existing
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
(not so) much; (not) very
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
several years; a few years
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
living thing; living creature; animal; life
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
people; men and women; each person; everybody
production (e.g. play); direction
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
escaping from prison; jailbreak
absence; disregard; indifference
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
main force; chief object; mainline
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
semifinalists; final four (in a tournament)
to appear all together; to be all present
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago