this (very thing); this precisely
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to cover fully; to wrap around
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
looking away; looking aside
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
in the meanwhile; during the time
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
strength; power; proficiency; ability
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
to join forces; to cooperate
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)