cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be damaged; to receive damage
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
throwaway; disposable; single-use
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
something like ...; something called ...
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
relation; connection; relevance
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
decision; settlement; definition
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
in this way; thus; such; uh...
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
as (for); for; in the capacity of
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
one thin flat object; one sheet
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain