not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
conviction; belief; confidence
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
how dare ...; how could ...
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to detain; to check; to restrain
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
lightly; easily; carelessly
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
considerably; greatly; a lot
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
series of battles; successive battles
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
incident; affair; happening; event
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
no matter how much time passes