scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to put one's life on the line
assistance; backing; reinforcements
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
offense and defense; offence and defence
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
in the face of; in defiance of
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to lean against; to set against
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
that; the matter in question
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details