he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
curse; spell; malediction
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
extremely; terrifically; super
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
late at night; small hours of the morning
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to be on the right track; to be close enough
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on