equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to collapse; to flop (onto)
relief squad; rescue party
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
direct appeal; direct petition
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
certificate of merit; testimonial
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
second division; secondary division
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
end; close; conclusion; termination
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
deliverables; delivered product
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
both; both sides; both parties
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board