fighting spirit; (will to) fight
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
inside; interior; inner part
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
rival; competitor; competition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
educational institution; school; academy; campus
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
memories; recollections; reminiscence