vitality; energy; dynamism
safety zone; traffic island
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
to satisfy one's appetite
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
usually; under usual circumstances
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
accomplice; co-conspirator
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
to become desperate; to give in to despair
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
each house; every house; house to house; door to door
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
crescent moon; young moon