hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
lying heavy on the stomach; being uneasily digested
notice; attention; observation
adherent; devotee; believer
development; exploitation
final responsibility; ultimate responsibility
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility
and (also); both ... and; as well as
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
commencing with; including
troubled face; worried expression
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
Island; insula; island; islet