fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
suspicious-looking; fishy
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
real intention; true motive; true meaning
contradiction; inconsistency
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
sublime; noble; high-minded
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
in that way; like that; that way
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed