putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
three; three years of age
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
number one; first; best; most; game; round
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
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)
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
line; queue; procession; matrix
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
two persons; two people; pair; couple
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire