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fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

1

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

3

to knock down; to utterly defeat

1

law

1

to be manageable; to be able to handle

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

1

to sniffle; to snivel

2

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

2

as soon as; right after

1

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

6

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

that's the way it is; such is life

8

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

9

to do for (the sake of someone else)

3

to begin

1

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

1

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

2

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

4

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

4

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

1

trembling from fear; trembling all over

3

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

4

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

1

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

4

absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)

1

merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

1

to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

to be the case that

3

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

3

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

5

blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

12

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

2

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

3

misgovernment; misrule; bad government

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

2

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

2

wars; disturbances

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1