defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
young girl; lass; adolescent female
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest