to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
pupil; student; schoolchild
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
chance (of success); odds
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
bravery; courage; heroism
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
president (of a society); chairman
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out