progress; advance; improvement; development
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
war; battle; match; game; competition
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
willpower; energy; vitality
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
even though; despite; when
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
such ... as; or some such
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly