(not) even once; (not) ever
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
maintenance; preservation; improvement
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
competent; suitable; qualified
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
cooperation; collaboration
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to backfire; to have a harmful result
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
just because; even if; even though
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins