the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to grumble about something (trivial)
whereabout; about where; how much
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
interference; obstruction; sabotage
whispering; murmuring; subdued
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
having gone too far to turn back
getting on board; sailor; seaman
manners; courtesy; etiquette
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
completely relying on others
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful