to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
great war; great battle; world war
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
manipulation of information; spin
in succession; one by one
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to trample; to crush underfoot
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
existence; being; presence
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
nothing but; except; no more than
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime