siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
rational; reasonable; logical
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
eruption; volcanic eruption
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
to be entwined; to be involved
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
publication of results; announcement of results
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to make a vow; to take an oath
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure