to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to cut; to slit; to slash
disclosure; exposure; revelation
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
declaration of war; proclamation of war
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
group; party; team; squad; section
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to run about; to rush about
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
supply; supplying; replenishment
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
disaster; calamity; misfortune