untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
running the whole distance
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
life; living; I; me; student
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
bashful; shameful; ashamed
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
conditionally; with conditions attached
by all means; by all costs
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
to launch a surprise attack
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
sharp sighted; easily awakened
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
stationing (troops); occupancy
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
defense capability; defence capability