precarious situation; precarious state
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
unification; union; oneness
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
great man; hero; master mind
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
adversity; sad circumstances
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
sudden change; sudden turn
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
in the mountains; among the mountains
ninth day of the month; nine days
Britain and France; Anglo-French
third day of the month; three days
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
threat; intimidation; menace
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)