victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
about; on; regarding; per; for every
single word; a few words; brief comment
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
only the results matter; it's all about the results
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point