fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
property; fortune; assets
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
binoculars; field glasses
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
timewasting; killing time
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to stick it out (until the end)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
happy memory; sweet memory
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed