frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
deciding the winner from a photo
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
again; once more; a second time
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment