clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
choices; alternatives; options
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
physical strength; muscle strength
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
one by one; one after another; successively
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
recognition; acquaintance
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
offense and defense; offence and defence
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
grasp; catch; understanding
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
war; battle; match; game; competition
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
nerve; nerves; sensitivity