start; commencement; beginning; initiation
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
being declared the winner of a bout
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
covered with; stained; smeared
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
proper; right; reasonable
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(not) even once; (not) ever
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
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
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
go that far; to that extent
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking