exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
main question; real issue at hand
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
coincident with; while; simultaneously
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
riskiness; (level of) danger
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
such; like that; that sort of; very
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to fight against; to oppose; to face