lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to be hesitant; to feel timid
offensive (movement); aggression
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to run about; to rush about
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to shave off; to scrape off
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
surface of the earth; ground surface
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
end of life; death; breathing one's last
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
soon; shortly; before long
3000; three thousand; many
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
evil spirit; demon; devil
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to mark the end; to spell the end
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea