break in time; interruption; pause
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
the same rank; equality; apposition
rating; classification; allocation; grading
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
proof-of-concept; demonstration experiment; verification test
to fight to the last (death)
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
more than anything; above all else
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
another; different; something else
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
appropriate move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to get strong; to gain strength
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
(one) could even say that
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
house built on sand; house of cards