dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
taking heart; being in high spirits
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
something like ...; something called ...
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
superiority; predominance
to come from; to have roots in
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
war situation; progress of a battle
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
everybody; every last one of them; all
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out