life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
winner; victor; conqueror
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
other than; excluding; without
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
ten; 10; ten years of age
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
winner-takes-all (system)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
as (for); for; in the capacity of
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to bring; to take; to bring about
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
battlefield; battleground