to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
being the runner-up; finishing second
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
famous school or university
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
unconditionally; as a rule
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to tower above; to stand out
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in the end; at the end of the day
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive (e.g. a blow)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite