to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
(not) even once; (not) ever
running away; escaping on foot
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
chestnut (horse coat color)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
way; method; means; resource; course
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
this for sure; certainly is
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
if it is the case that ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
commencing with; including
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
way out; means to escape; escape route
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants