gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
rather; better; instead; if anything
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to move forward; to move on
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
loser; defeated person; the defeated
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to have a bitter experience
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate