terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
match; game; bout; contest
overall victory; championship
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
practice; practising; experience
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
practice; practising; training; study
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
training; drill; practice; discipline
to ask; to enquire; to query
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles