to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
the first in history; only once in history
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
(arch.) to carve; (arch.) to engrave; to publish; to author
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
to stick it out (until the end)
condolence; sympathy; mourning
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
latest (fashion, hairstyle, etc.); up-to-date
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
(linguistic) competence; language capability
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
anyone; any person; whoever
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
to despair of; to see the vanity of
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
three-way junction; three-way intersection
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to seek a path; to find one's way
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
established (certain) fact
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)