siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
succeeding; following; trailing; next
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
bowing (a string instrument)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
small number; few; minority
amount of material resources
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to be free; to be available
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
more than usual (usu. time)
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation