defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
every person; each one; everybody
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
cardinal (Catholic Church)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
leader; authority; mainstay
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
weak point; unskillfulness
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to make an appearance; to show up
considerably; greatly; a lot
secrecy; highly classified information
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years