to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
protracted war; war of attrition
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be prolonged; to drag on
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to do someone in; to bump someone off
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
principle; theory; fundamental truth
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)