to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to chase; to run after; to pursue
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to kill; to defeat; to beat
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
having said that; be that as it may
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
shore; bank (of a body of water)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
death penalty; capital punishment
imperial order; imperial decree
rope; cord; policeman's rope
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
dry riverbed; river beach
to scuttle off; to take flight
floating up and sinking down; rising and falling
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to crawl out of; to creep out of
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific