to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
after a long time; for the first time in a while
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
good humour (humor); good mood
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
(computer) command; command key; commando
belief; faith; conviction
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
honour; honor; glory; privilege
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to thrust before; to thrust at
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
environment; circumstance
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
do not let your guard down after a victory; (lit.) tighten the strings of your helmet after winning
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said