drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
acceleration; speeding up
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
decisive battle of brief duration
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to complete decisively; to do to completion
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
preliminary arrangements; spade work
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
distinction; differentiation; classification
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
property; fortune; assets
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
and; thereupon; because of that
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again