to fight to the bitter end
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to carry out one's mission
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
patriarch; head of a family
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
defense; defence; fielding
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
spiritual realm of humanity
people; citizens; subjects; folk
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
why; how; for what reason
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out