pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
outsider; someone outside of a group
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to have meaning; to be meaningful
voice recognition; speech recognition
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
I see; that's right; indeed
protector (e.g. chest); guard
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
bribe; money under the table
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to shoot or fire off an arrow
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement