there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
something like ...; something called ...
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
had better ...; had better not ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
curse; spell; malediction
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)