to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to rush over; to run up to
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)