painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
chance; opportunity; occasion
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune