rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
settlement; solution; resolution
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
unique; peculiar; singular
(social) position; status
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
transfer student; student changing schools
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
even if not; even without
all; entire; whole; altogether
alone; by oneself; on one's own
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to pass (of time); to elapse
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly