rascal;  villain;  scoundrel;  ruffian;  crook
 first-person plural (or singular);  second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
 to tear to pieces;  to tear to shreds;  to pick (e.g. fruit);  to pluck;  to do ... heavily;  to do ... heartily
 to throw;  to hurl;  to give up;  to abandon;  to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
 to approach;  to draw near;  to get close;  to get acquainted with;  to get closer to;  to get to know
 shield;  buckler;  escutcheon;  pretext
 cutting in two with a single stroke;  taking decisive action;  dealing with decisively;  cutting the (Gordian) knot
 fingertip;  finger;  toe tip;  toe
 to touch;  to feel;  to get involved (with);  to approach;  to be harmful to;  to hinder
 end;  conclusion;  last;  final;  no sooner than;  once
 to give up all thoughts of;  to abandon;  to despair of;  to make up one's mind;  to take a momentous decision
 to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
 to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board);  to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands);  to throw into (e.g. jail);  to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.);  to hammer into
 battle;  fight;  war;  struggle;  conflict
 the end of the line;  the end of the road;  curtains
 passing each other;  missing (meeting) each other;  failing to meet;  (being at) cross purposes;  discrepancy
 to be solved;  to be resolved;  to loosen;  to come untied;  to be removed (of restrictions);  to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
 to stare at each other;  to lock eyes with
 while;  during;  while;  although;  all;  both
 frantic;  frenetic;  inevitable death;  brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
 scoundrel;  rascal;  villain
 survival;  survivor;  relic
 life;  life force;  lifetime;  lifespan;  most important thing;  foundation
 to aim at (with a weapon, etc.);  to be after (something or someone);  to have an eye on;  to aim for;  to set up as a goal
 vacantly;  blankly;  openmouthed;  with one's mouth wide-open;  with a whack;  with a thump
 even so;  all the same;  nevertheless;  yes, but ...
 to make a fool of someone
 in that way;  thus;  so;  so?
 business;  task;  use;  purpose;  for the use of ...;  used for ...
 to throw out;  to drop;  to toss;  to abandon;  to neglect;  to dismiss
 pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
 here;  this place;  this point;  here;  these past ... (e.g. three years);  these last ...
 to talk about;  to speak of;  to recite;  to chant;  to indicate;  to show
 exactly;  precisely;  just;  as if;  as though;  quite
 time;  hour;  period;  class