tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
draw (in competition); tie game
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to shake; to waver; to tremble
this and that; various things
to move forward; to move on
general public; the masses
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
two (long cylindrical things)
cooperation; coordination; link
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
playability; game-like quality
equality; impartiality; evenness
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
sincerity; true heart; devotion
trivial; not amounting to much
to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
match; game; bout; contest
continuation; succession; series
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
championship race; struggle for victory
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK