to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
major war; great war; world war
war; fighting; fierce competition
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
chink in the armor (armour)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
sharing; division; draw; tie
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now that; since; so long as; because
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
presence (impressive quality)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
until now; so far; up to the present
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept