one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
motive power; driving force
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
no!; no no!; no, not at all
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
violent explosion; bursting
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
one-two punch; one-two (soccer pass); wall pass; one-two finish; competitors from the same country or team finishing first and second; one ball two strikes
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)