to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
speculation; thinking; meditation
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
conventional forces; conventional military forces
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to underrate; to make light of
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
one's assessment of the situation
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
smoked glass; tinted glass