[束手无策 / 束手無策, shù shǒu wú cèㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄘㄜˋ] lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (成语 saw); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis#24693
[退避三舍 / 退避三捨, tuì bì sān shèㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄜˋ] lit. to retreat three day's march (成语 saw); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength; a strategic withdrawal#62572
[精卫填海 / 精衛填海, Jīng wèi tián hǎiㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ] lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (成语 saw); futile ambition; task of Sisyphus; determination in the face of impossible odds#116718
[悍然不顾 / 悍然不顧, hàn rán bù gùㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ] outrageous and unconventional (成语 saw); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)#196434
[あえて, aete] (adv) (uk) dare (to do something); venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure); take upon oneself; challenge; presume; (there is no) need to; (don't) go as far as; definitely (not); (P)#11957