finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
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
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
older brother and younger sister
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
not worth considering; out of the question
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
interior; inside; internal
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
nature; property; disposition
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible