resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
declaration of war; proclamation of war
threat; intimidation; menace
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
literally; to the letter; literal
match between fighters of different sports; battle involving two different disciplines
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
transcendence; excellence; superiority
standing firm; holding out
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
polypore (bracket fungus, esp. of family Polyporaceae)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
covered with; stained; smeared
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
beyond this point; from now on; after this
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
story; tale; talk; discussion
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to turn round; to face about; to turn about