surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
error of judgment; miscalculation
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
contradiction; inconsistency
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
parking area for bicycles
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
(highway) median; median strip; central reservation
geoglyph (drawing on the ground)
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
superb view; picturesque scenery
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth