endurance contest; test of endurance
material; substance; matter
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
total energy; all efforts
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
impossible to do (although wants to)
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to lose sight of; to miss
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to hide; to conceal oneself
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
three persons; three parties