company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
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.)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
war situation; progress of a battle
in one's own way or style
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
to blaze; to burn brightly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
power; might; authority; influence
specialization; specialisation
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
(not) a single person; (no) one
unless (you do something)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)