definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
until now; so far; up to the present
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to be prolonged; to drag on
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
protracted war; war of attrition
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to attack; to assault; to assail
final game; final games; the finals
meaning; significance; sense
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome