champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
deciding match (in a competition for a cup (pennant))
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to collect; to assemble; to gather
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
specialization; specialisation
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
guess; speculation; supposition
guess; conjecture; surmise
distrust; unjust suspicion
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
at that time; in those days
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
time axis; time basis; timeline
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off