reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
within; inside of; less than
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
be (that) as it may; having said that
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
chief; main; principal; important
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)