to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
distinction; discrimination
single word; a few words; brief comment
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
camping; campground; making camp
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
horizon (related to land)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
extensive; vast range; wide scope
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
exit; way out; outlet; vent
had better ...; had better not ...
hey there; I say; see here
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
visual confirmation; sighting
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to go past; to pass; to pass by
as stated; verbatim; literally
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to use up all one's strength; to die
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property