indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
profitable plan; good plan
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to watch for an unguarded moment
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
supreme; sublime; highest