long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to mark the end; to spell the end
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
first generation; founder
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
should not be; must not be
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
to be opposite; to face each other
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
... all over again (repeating the same failure)