to half-rise to one's feet
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to come to one's senses; to calm down
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
scattered animal feed; ground bait
military officer; naval officer
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
true state; actual condition; reality
assertion; declaration; affirmation
particularly; only; in the case of
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
reserve corps; flying squadron
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to gather strength; to take heart
responsibility; duty; obligation