honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
consequently; as a result
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
exactly as stated; verbatim
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(how) many times; (how) often
under control (e.g. of territory)
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact