match; game; bout; contest
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war; battle; match; game; competition
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
steady advance; carrying all before one
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
planning; project; plan; design
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
specialization; specialisation
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
form; shape; figure; visage
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally