tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
various places; several sources
calculated; premeditated; considered
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to harm; to cause harm to
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
questions and answers; dialogue
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
preference; priority; precedence
to betray one's country (to an enemy)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to throw into; to dump in together
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to mark the end; to spell the end
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
willpower; energy; vitality
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to blaze; to burn brightly