taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
classification; categorization; sorting
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
with a snap; with a crack
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to thrust away; to send flying
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
tear gland; lacrimal gland
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it