male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
narrow margin; slim margin
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to frolic about; to mess around
in that manner; like that
conflict; fighting each other
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)