being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
running away; escaping on foot
practice; practising; experience
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
person killed in action; the war dead
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
living thing; organism; creature; biology
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
basic mistake; careless mistake
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to breathe out; to exhale
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to look away; to avert one's eyes
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
low (level, value, price, etc.)
scorer (goals, runs, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)