loss; defeat; counter for losses
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
in one's own way or style
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
at least; at most; (even) just
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
second-hand shop; curio shop
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
(free) sample; promotional gift
free (of charge); gratuitous
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
dark elf (fictional race)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
no!; no no!; no, not at all