if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
narrow; thin (sized); slender
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
in succession; one after another
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
double; twice (as much); twofold
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to put one's strength into
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable