stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
palm heel; heel of the palm
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
several people; a few people
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
cessation; (coming to an) end
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to subsist; to keep on living
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
packed and sterilised food; retort food
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives