the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
secret; private; surreptitious
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
danger; peril; hazard; risk
hidden treasure; treasured article
to hold fast; to protect to the end
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to win and advance to the next round
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stick it out (until the end)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very