in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
that's the way it is; such is life
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to keep away; to keep at a distance
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
spirit residing in the ground
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
symbol; code; sign; notation
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
pale; pallid; bluish-white
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
beforehand; in advance; previously
finish; finishing; finishing touches
restoration; repair; mending
to need; to demand; to take; to require
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible