to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
rest; break; recess; intermission
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
in the midst of the enemy
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
active; positive; progressive
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
war; battle; match; game; competition