domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
battlefield; battleground
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
war; battle; match; game; competition
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to talk; to carry meaning
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
god of death; death deity; Death
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
again and again; repeatedly
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
retiring from military service
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
application; request; petition
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
how; in what way; how about
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement