losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
it is not (like that) either
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to turn against; to become an enemy
if so; in that case; in that situation
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
that; the matter in question
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment