to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to concern; to be related
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
function; facility; faculty; feature
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
flaring up; bursting into flames
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
beginning; outset; first; onset
such ... as; or some such
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances