pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
not necessarily so; is not always true
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
settlement; solution; resolution
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
although I say; although one might say; although called
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to pile up; to accumulate
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to skip over (while reading); to skim
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
way (of doing); manner; method; means
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
such ... as; or some such