battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
beginning; outset; first; onset
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to recall; to remember; to recollect
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to fight; to exchange blows
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(some) more; even more; longer; further
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour