isolation; being alone; being friendless
matter of time; question of time
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
one's own army; one's own team
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
drama; play; powerful drug
posterity; future generations; future life
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
talking about memories; reminiscences
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
the place for; the time for; the level of
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
battlefield; battleground
electricity; (electric) light
just because; even if; even though
place; position; location; position; standing; status
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar