victory or defeat; match; contest; game
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
trial; judgement; judgment
justice; fairness; impartiality
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
all eyes; public attention
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to fight; to exchange blows
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)