rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
stairs; stairway; staircase
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
other side; opposite side; other party
to jump upon (a moving object)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
underground; subterranean
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
fort; stronghold; fortification
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
acrobatics; risky undertaking
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
black ground; black cloth
vertical stripes; striped fabric
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
suited figure; person in a suit
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to become pale; to turn pale
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous