putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to name; to call; to christen; to term
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
skill; dexterity; master hand
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
even more; still more; further
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
other side; opposite side; other party
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
war situation; progress of a battle
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
disaster; calamity; misfortune
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
prudence; discretion; thought
to get late; to advance; to wear on