rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
motive power; driving force
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to fight to the bitter end
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to rain incessantly; to downpour
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
script; screenplay; scenario
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
not understanding; not knowing
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
military forces; hosts; troops
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece