unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to collapse into; to flop onto
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
acceleration; speeding up
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to shed light; to cast light
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
give water to a dying person; water given to a dying person
although I say; although one might say; although called
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
high voltage; high pressure
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par