dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
door; gate; opening; title page
corridor; hallway; passageway
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
it is not (like that) either
usually; under usual circumstances
time; hour; period; class
to need; to demand; to take; to require
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to be worried; to be troubled
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
not necessarily so; is not always true
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
two persons; two people; pair; couple
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to rise; to erect; to get up
great difference; big difference; wide margin