dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to find out; to discover; to detect
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
looking away; looking aside
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
moment; brief space of time
long ago; a long time ago; already
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to take away; to carry off
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
deuce (tennis, cards, dice, etc.)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
custom; common practice; habit
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer