while; during; while; although; all; both
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
irritation; annoyance; frustration
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to chase; to run after; to pursue
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
already; now; no longer; not any more
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
again; once more; a second time
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook