sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
future; possible; potential; prospective
selection; choice; option
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
level ground; plain; flatland
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
without oxygen; anaerobic; anoxia; hypoxia
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
throwaway; disposable; single-use
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to order; to command; to appoint
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
in succession; one after another
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)