skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
total energy; all efforts
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
in unison; as one; united
to hold fast; to protect to the end
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
spot; point; place; position
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
end of life; death; breathing one's last
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
femoral region; thigh area
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
complete; whole; perfect; safe
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
in succession; one by one
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
very much; exceedingly; extremely