counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
partial; incomplete; imperfect
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
combination; union; binding; bond
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
superior; superiors; senior
complete recovery of health
detached; aloof; indifferent
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
here and there; in places
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
spirit; heart; disposition
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly