withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
classical form of martial art
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
battlefield; battleground
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
still; even now; to this day
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
indicate reason; infers some protest