one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
disadvantageous; long (odds)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
almost; roughly; approximately
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
superiority; predominance
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
several times; a few times
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
small quantity; little; little while; short distance