just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
one's own army; one's own team
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
relief squad; rescue party
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to run around; to bustle about
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
just because; even if; even though
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
second day of the month; two days
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
attack; drive; advance; invasion
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow