personal combat; one-to-one fight
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
feigned; pretending (not to know)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
whatever the case; under any circumstances
childbirth; delivery; confinement
maternity room; delivery room
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
someone engaged in a certain pursuit; practitioner; worker; employee
sea urchin; seasoned sea urchin eggs
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem