defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
point in common; common feature
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
simply put; putting it simply; in short
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; sometimes you have to lose to win; (lit.) losing is winning
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
genuine article; real thing; real deal
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
eternal; unlimited; endless
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
one's own property; possessions
falsely similar; counterfeit
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
utmost limits; extremity; limit
minimization; minimisation
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out