opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
war; battle; match; game; competition
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to be at a loss for words
because of; owing to; due to
consequence; outcome; result; blame
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
end of a match; end of a game
in the meanwhile; during the time
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
metallic sound; metallic clank
to put one's strength into
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
almost every day; almost daily
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
prize winner; pennant winner; victor