mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
reality; actuality; hard fact
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
difference; variation; difference
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
excellent plan; best policy
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
again; once again; yet again
mask; disguise; guise; mask
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
strong person; the strong; the powerful
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué