complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
rank-deciding competitions (e.g. in go or shogi)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
posterity; future life; life to come
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
general idea; concept; notion
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.)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
foundation stone; cornerstone
just one person; only one
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
by means of; due to; because of; according to
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
most difficult; next to impossible
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
still; even now; to this day
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement