conviction; belief; confidence
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
came here; coming here; recently
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to die out; to become extinct
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
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
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to send or direct a person to
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
most part; greater part; majority
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
small number; few; minority
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to ascertain; to check; to make sure