to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be worried; to be troubled
to pass (of time); to elapse
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
article; news story; report; account
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
future (usually near); prospects
pessimism; disappointment
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to become desperate; to give way to despair