both; both sides; both parties
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
speech; expression; wording; language
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to be conspicuous; to stand out
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
end of life; death; annihilation
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
acid; sourness; sour taste
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to shut in; to confine; to contain
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out