to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
alone; by oneself; on one's own
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be silent; to say nothing
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
probability; likelihood; chances
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
final game; final games; the finals
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
special; particular; peculiar; unique
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
most (numerous); largest (number of)
scorer (goals, runs, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
transactions; dealings; business
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
points (in a group tournament ranking system); wins; score