preservation; retainment; keeping
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
just because; even if; even though
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
in that way; like that; that way
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
genuine; authentic; true; pure
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
unanticipated; unexpected
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light