victory or defeat; victory and defeat
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
joint struggle; common (united) front
our country; our land; one's own country
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
unexpected meeting; coincidence
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
audience; spectator; spectators
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
back street; back alley; off-street
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to lie down; to throw oneself down