to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
power; might; authority; influence
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
stupid brat; son of a bitch
somehow; for some reason or other
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
soldier; combatant; warrior
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
reigning; controlling; dictating
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
hostility; antagonism; opposition
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
way out; means to escape; escape route
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
negotiations; discussions; connection
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild