to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
both; both sides; both parties
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(some) more; even more; longer; further
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be found; to be discovered
ultimate; final; last; eventual
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
time; hour; period; class
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
final; eventual; ultimate
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
right to choose; a say; option
selection; choice; option
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done