barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
next match; next game; next contest
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
holding down (esp. in judo); holding technique; pinning down; immobilizing; bringing under control
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to twist hard (e.g. arm, screw)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
serialization; serialisation; serial story
library; book collection; paperback book
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar