battlefield; battleground
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to stare back (at); to glare back
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
suffix for familiar person
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
sweet voice; seductive voice
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth