also known as; also called
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
genuine article; real thing; real deal
soldier; combatant; warrior
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
mountain bike; mountain bicycle
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history