victory or defeat; match; contest; game
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
until now; so far; up to the present
with all one's strength; with all one's might
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to help each other; to cooperate
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)