weapon;  arms;  ordnance;  weapon (something used to gain an advantage);  asset
 query;  interrogation;  enquiry;  question;  inquiry
 to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.);  to meet (e.g. demands);  to fulfill;  to fill (e.g. a cup);  to pack;  to supply
 hard fight;  close game;  struggle;  tight contest
 complete devotion;  body and soul;  one's best
 utmost limits;  extremity;  limit
 to wear away;  to rub down;  to abrade
 to give up;  to admit defeat;  to throw in the towel
 to drive away;  to clear;  to scatter;  to disperse
 once in a lifetime (opportunity);  (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
 downfall;  ruin;  collapse;  destruction
 to come into contact with;  to touch (each other);  to have a brush with
 to read;  to recite (e.g. a sutra);  to chant;  to predict;  to guess;  to decipher;  to count
 to be smeared;  to be covered
 Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
 strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
 diet;  losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
 eager;  earnest;  ardent;  OFF (on switch)
 one portion;  one serving;  adult;  grown-up;  fully fledged;  established
 frontmost;  a short time ago;  a little while ago;  just now
 creeping plant;  creeper;  vine;  liana;  liane
 spiderweb;  spider web;  spider's web;  cobweb
 to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.);  to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.);  to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
 route;  path;  channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
 to use as an intermediary;  to worry;  to mind;  to care
 (medical) treatment;  care;  therapy;  cure;  remedy
 battle formation;  camp;  encampment;  group;  gang;  war
 intently;  single-mindedly;  devotedly;  solely;  earnestly;  with all one's heart
 goal;  basket (basketball);  finishing line;  Gaul
 marathon;  long-distance race
 mountain climbing;  mountaineering
 to fall flat;  to fall face down
 sympathy;  empathy;  response
 song;  singing;  classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka);  modern poetry
 song lyrics;  words of a song;  libretto
 to fade (of a colour);  to grow dull in color (colour);  to lose vividness;  to lose freshness;  to grow stale