floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to continue to do; to persist in doing
river; stream; River; the ... river
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to blow out; to spout out
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
desperation; struggle to the death
living thing; organism; creature; biology
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
item; something that one "just has to have"
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
performing without rehearsal
several minutes; a few minutes
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
powerful medicine; strong poison