shopping; purchased goods
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to fight against; to oppose; to face
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
be (that) as it may; having said that
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
genuine article; real thing; real deal
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
later on; eventually; afterwards
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
future (usually near); prospects
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
tournament; knockout competition
glorious; honourable; splendid
overall victory; championship