living thing; living creature; animal; life
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
combat power; fighting strength
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
probability; likelihood; chances
difficult to ...; hard to ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
pushing sumo; classic way of wrestling without using the belt
build; physique; frame; constitution
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
spine; backbone; spinal column
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope