catercorner; diagonally opposite
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
several minutes; a few minutes
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
accumulation; accumulate; store
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
sooner or later; in time; eventually
last ray of hope; only hope
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
how; in what way; by what means
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
archery; mapping; map; morphism
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
consequence; outcome; result; blame
optimist; easy-going person
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
sword; blade; single stroke
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
tear gland; lacrimal gland
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far