genuine article; real thing; real deal
black hair; black-haired horse
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
battlefield; battleground
useless resistance; vain struggle
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
with a gulp (e.g. drinking alcohol); in a single gulp; with glug
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to be helpful; to be useful
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
one more time; once more; once again
decoration; ornamental item
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)