to win and advance to the next round
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
high mountain; alpine mountain
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
place to die; place of death
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
to switch off; to turn off
none of your business; not your concern
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
mental image; mental picture; image
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to be parted from; to be separated
to give a round of applause; to applaud
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
Rudolf; Rudolff; Rudolfo; Rudolph
damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
loss; defeat; counter for losses
in the background; not standing out
justice; fairness; impartiality
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
pre-war days; before the war
on the other hand; at the same time
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
well-known and unknown; somebodies and nobodies; both famous and humble
loud shout; excited cheering
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)