movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
belief; faith; conviction
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
day after day; day by day
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
directly opposite; right in front
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)