fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to glare at each other; to confront each other
in search of; in order to look for
to be found; to be discovered
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake