other than; excluding; without
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
level ground; plain; flatland
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
league match; league game; league series; round robin
decision of a contest; finals
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
both armies; both teams; both sides
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
indefatigability; indomitableness; with unremitting tenacity
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
standard; basis; principle
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience