painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
protracted war; war of attrition
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to anticipate; to foresee
body; physical system; (the) person
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
beyond one's means or position
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
trunk (of the body); soma
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to chase; to run after; to pursue
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)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air