legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
second (unit of time); arc second
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
rematch; replay; make-up game
forgetting; lapse of memory
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
direct connection; direct link
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
state of mind; mentality; psychology
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
literally; to the letter; literal
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)