if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
prize money; monetary award; reward
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
when it becomes; when it comes to
reality; actuality; hard fact
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
not limited to; not just ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
2nd day of the month; two days
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging