closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
acid; sourness; sour taste
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
optimism; taking an optimistic view
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
aggressiveness; aggression
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
using together (jointly); used at the same time
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to throw at; to turn; to raise
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)