affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
something like ...; something called ...
main force; chief object; mainline
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
superiority; predominance
to come from; to have roots in
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
war situation; progress of a battle
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
everybody; every last one of them; all
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
covering; protection; backing; relief
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
bridal costume; wedding dress
to rock; to shake; to swing
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities