fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
calamity; misfortune; disaster
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
intravaginal (anal, etc.) ejaculation; creampie
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
slowly and quietly; smoothly
recommendation; endorsement
to brave a danger; to take a risk
dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be flexible; to be accommodating
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
for the first time in one's life
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
resignation; acceptance; consolation
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset