to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
number one; first; best; most; game; round
second; number two; runner-up
both; both sides; both parties
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
side gate (of the imperial court); imperial court; gate; door
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
opposite side; opposition
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in that way; thus; so; so?
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
self-consciousness; self-awareness
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly