to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
remnants of an enemy army
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
duck hot pot (with cabbage, spring onions, tofu, etc.)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
to fight to the last (death)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
defective car; car with a (structural) defect
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
great numbers; numerical superiority
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
emergency staircase; fire escape
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey