one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
few decades; many decades; several decades
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
acquaintance; appreciative friend
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to pick up; to find; to gather
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
(not so) much; (not) very
tacit; unspoken; implicit
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
tendency; trend; inclination
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to subsist; to keep on living
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
secret; private; surreptitious
in the background; not standing out
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to look down on; to make light of
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
rival candidate; opposing candidate
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much