keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
winner-takes-all (system)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
will not do; do not; does not
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
(not) a single person; (no) one
to conspire (with); to prearrange
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
hard struggle; strenuous effort
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to claim victims; to cause casualties
bad influence; negative influence
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance