declaration of war; proclamation of war
consists of; comprises; is made up of
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
to crouch; to squat; to cower
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
to gain a victory; to win
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to be lacking in options; to be too few
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to unfold; to unroll; to open
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by