previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
honorific/polite/humble prefix
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
to repeat; to do something over again
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
all present; all concerned; all of us
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
useless resistance; vain struggle
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be silent; to say nothing
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot