to tighten; to press hard
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
series of battles; successive battles
calm; composed; leisurely
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
dragon god; dragon king; naga
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
transition (esp. in scientific contexts)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be too numerous; to be too much
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
terrain; geographical features; topography
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
suddenly; all of a sudden
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye