progress; being under way
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
one who knows little often repeats it
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to tumble down; to roll down
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to have no chance (of succeeding)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
to surge; to well up; to gush out
visual confirmation; sighting
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
protest; refutation; pleading
(punishment by being placed in a) water-filled chamber
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun