bet; wager; stake; gamble
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
(apportioning) in small amounts
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
lack of information; data deficiency
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
so; therefore; and; (and) then
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to gain a victory; to win
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to unfold; to unroll; to open
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to listen to in an ecstasy
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
commander; general; leader
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
both; both sides; both parties
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself