reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
physical condition; state of health
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
intelligence; intellect; brains
bad influence; negative influence
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
skill; dexterity; proficiency
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
number of times; frequency; count
several times; a few times
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
resignation; giving up the game for lost
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
melancholy; gloom; depression
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than