seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
human intellect; knowledge
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
it's not like; it isn't as if
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
colleagues; cronies; merry men
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice