present; gift; to give a present or gift
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
storehouse; warehouse; godown
mass communication; mass media
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to thrust down; to push off
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
priority; order of precedence
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn