succeeding; following; trailing; next
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
otherwise; or else; if not
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to escape from; to get out
condition; situation; prospects
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to die; to lay down life's burden
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
automatic; intransitive verb
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
ten (long cylindrical things)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
assistance; backing; reinforcements
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
self control; self restraint
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)