being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
subspace (in science fiction); space free from the laws of physics
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
desperation; self-abandonment
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
doppelgänger; doppelganger
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
edict; ordinance; proclamation
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
planning; plan; project; arrangements
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)