given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to make sense; to be meaningful
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
main force; chief object; mainline
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
verbalizing; putting into words
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
estimate (of costs); budget
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
labor; labour; manpower; working force
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction