three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
loser; defeated person; the defeated
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
audience; spectator; spectators
to gain a victory; to win
to give a round of applause; to applaud
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
this (very thing); this precisely
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
weak point; unskillfulness
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
quitting while one is ahead
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
bet; wager; stake; gamble
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
winner-takes-all (system)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate