hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to fight against; to oppose; to face
choices; alternatives; options
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
wristbone; carpus; carpal bone
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
armed forces; military; troops
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
comparatively; relatively
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
refining; refinement; smelting; training
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
two times; twice; two degrees
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than