loss; defeat; counter for losses
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
secretary (government); director; chief
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
declaration; statement; proclamation
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
sympathy; compassion; pity
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
high and low; rise and fall
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
change; alteration; modification
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
survival; survivor; relic
firm; strong; solid; stable
sweeping victory; easy victory
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
professional league (sport)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous