defeat; lost battle; losing a war
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
independence; self-reliance
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
life; living; I; me; student
in the background; not standing out
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
invisibility (through magic)
to launch a surprise attack
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to tighten; to press hard
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
sharp sighted; easily awakened
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up