to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
watchful waiting; careful supervision
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to pile up; to accumulate
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)