guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
next match; next game; next contest
health; healthy; sound; fit
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
sharing; division; draw; tie
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
arm wrestling; to arm wrestle
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
straight-sets victory; straight-set win
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
consecutive victories; series of victories
line to fold along (e.g. origami, packaging); bend line
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
exemplar; model; example; pattern
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
(the) executive; administration; leadership
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
head of the student council; president of the student council
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)