being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to apologize; to apologise
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
electricity; (electric) light
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to cease; to stop; to be over