victory or defeat; match; contest; game
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to look forward to something
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
base on balls; walk; pass
continuation; succession; series
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that