dining; dining room; meal
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
living thing; organism; creature; biology
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
rather; better; instead; if anything
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
demonstration; manifestation; protest
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
just because; even if; even though
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
headache inducing; vexing
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to attack; to assault; to assail
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
battlefield; battleground
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
optimism; taking an optimistic view
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
way of speaking; intimation
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
immediately; right away; on the spot
to be injured; to sustain a wound