being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
desperately; for one's dear life
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
four-of-a-kind (poker hand)
full house (esp. in card games such as poker)
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
instead; but (on the other hand)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
contract; compact; agreement
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
loser; defeated person; the defeated
sincere; honest; faithful
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana