in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
without; but if; otherwise; or else
they; those guys; those fellows
protracted war; war of attrition
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to come into being; to be born
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
this one; with this; in this way
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
to take (be in) charge of
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
sword; blade; single stroke
absorption; suction; attraction
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)