battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
main school; principal school; this school; our school
with all one's strength; with all one's might
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
warmly; cordially; with tender care
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to return a favor (favour); to repay
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
notes; remarks (reference) column
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to fly around; to scatter
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to prove one's innocence; to clear oneself of a false accusation
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
line-marking machine; line marker
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
than; other than; except; but
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of