struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
evolved form; developed form
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
charcoal; charred remains
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
chain; series; connection; linkage
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
homeless; homeless person
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to mix; to stir; to blend
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
somersault; looping-the-loop
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
right behind; just behind; directly behind
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful