to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
offender; criminal; culprit
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be forward; to be impertinent
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
nothing but; none other than
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
transactions; dealings; business
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
very; greatly; exceedingly
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
beginner; novice; neophyte
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
prospects of victory; chances of success
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to degenerate; to lapse into
hemorrhoids; haemorrhoids; blind piles
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
leaving a matter to chance
to lend an ear to; to listen to