to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
everything; anything; nothing
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
lightly; easily; carelessly
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
preference; priority; precedence
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
victory celebration party; victory banquet
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
to mourn over the death of
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength