via; through; by doing; by means of; using
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
such ... as; or some such
participation; joining; entry; adherence
such; like that; that sort of; very
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
squash (drink); squash (sport)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
match; game; bout; contest
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why