fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
time; season; period; phase; stage
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to apologize; to apologise
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
the other day; a few days ago
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days