to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
power; might; authority; influence
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
double; twice (as much); twofold
armed forces; military; troops
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
number of persons; personnel
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically