fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
belligerence; fighting spirit
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
eardrum; tympanic membrane
explosion; rupture; break off
invitation; introduction; temptation
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to tighten; to press hard
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end