putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
direct unforked road; straight path
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
chink in the armor (armour)
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
to get between; to be caught in
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
being (somewhere); sitting
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts