to use up all one's strength
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
I've got to be going; I must go
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
head; brains; intelligence
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to collapse into; to flop onto
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
the other day; lately; recently
just because; even if; even though
individual; private person; personal; private
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
natural; reasonable; obvious
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment