war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
every place; various places
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
right in the center (centre)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
totally willing; fully motivated
to summon; to get used to call
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
absence; disregard; indifference
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
mutual assured destruction
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to flourish briefly (esp. before retiring or stopping); to have a day in the limelight; to have a stint of success
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
personal; individual; private
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered