crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
soldier; combatant; warrior
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to pretend; to act (as if)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
contest; comparison; competition
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
by sheer strength; by brute force
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
standing; standing still (bicycle sprint technique used for positioning); standings; rankings; standing (e.g. army); permanent
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous