not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
practice; practising; experience
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to check; to stop; to keep back
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
main theater of war; principal battlefield
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
sincere; honest; faithful
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
education; training; discipline
devoted; self-sacrificing
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
exploitation; overuse; abuse
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal