face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
young master; young gentleman
opposite side; opposition
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
one's first campaign; one's first battle
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
beginning; outset; first; onset
that's the way it is; such is life
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
space; interval; space character; whitespace
just past noon; afternoon
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
terrain; geographical features; topography
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little