stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
final; eventual; ultimate
perfect; complete; flawless
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
participation; joining; entry; adherence
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to stiffen; to become stiff
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check