equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
how much; how many; to what extent
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
this one; with this; in this way
perfect; complete; flawless
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
chance (of success); odds
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge