willpower; energy; vitality
chance (of success); odds
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific volcanic belt)
desperation; struggle to the death
to run through; to run past
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
order; command; directions; instructions
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in