putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
rating; classification; allocation; grading
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to jump upon (a moving object)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
moment to quit; way to quit
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to talk; to chat; to chatter
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to be erected; to be built
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
smallish; on the small side
general; popular; common; typical
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
many; a lot; much; multitude
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
approximate age; age range
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity