to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
having said that; on the other hand
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to gain a victory; to win
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
at the last moment; this late in the game