sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
equality; uniformity; evenness
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
per person; per capita; per head
overconfident; presumptuous
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
minimum; at the very least
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
pride; dignity; self-respect
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager