bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
again (and again); once again; yet again
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
advanced level; high grade; senior
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to prostrate oneself before
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
normalcy; normality; normal
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
madness; craziness; insanity
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually