victory or defeat; match; contest; game
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to be worried; to be troubled
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to use up all one's strength
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
silence (not speaking); muteness
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight