throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
still (continuing); as ever; further
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
without thinking of the consequences
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
full length; total length; overall length
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
men and women of all ages
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
bloody wind; wind carrying the stench of blood from a battle
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
nameless; anonymous; without name
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to order; to command; to appoint
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty