contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
major war; great war; world war
at the last moment; this late in the game
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
madder red; dark red; crimson
thereupon; shortly thereafter
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
endless; boundless; everlasting
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to anticipate; to foresee