owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
goodbye; farewell; so long
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
how dare ...; how could ...
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
at first; in the beginning; originally
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means