losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
standing on one's feet for a long time
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
information appliance; information device; information system
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
artificial muscle; synthetic muscle
to replace; to move; to change the position of
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
consequence; result; conclusion
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
opposite; reverse; contrary
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off