worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
using the strongest words possible
noble; lofty; high-minded
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
how dare ...; how could ...
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
please be careful; please take care
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
low table; table with very short legs
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
employee; employer; person hiring others
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to accept (a thing) with thanks