difference; variation; difference
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
official match; regular game; regular-season game; formal match
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
... years old; age (of) ...
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
parental love; parental affection
these days; nowadays; recently
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
influence; effect; impact
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show