last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
coincident with; while; simultaneously
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
how; in what way; circumstances
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
what's what; heads or tails
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
group; bunch; crowd; group
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains