difficult to ...; hard to ...
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
sampling food or drink; tasting
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
fortune-telling; divination
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
finishing blow; coup de grâce
final game; final games; the finals
resignation; giving up the game for lost
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to finish reading; to read through
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
the way back; the way home; return trip
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous