to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
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
then; well; so; well then
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to pretend; to act (as if)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
prospects of victory; chances of success
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
chance (of success); odds
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
assertion; declaration; affirmation
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
(distinction of) sex; gender
sex change; gender reassignment; sex change; sequential hermaphroditism
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
scale; scope; plan; structure
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important