both; both sides; both parties
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to get one's head around; to think about
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
several times; a few times
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
how many years; how long; what year
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
measurement error; calculation error
finishing blow; coup de grâce
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
slight; thin; on the weak side
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to crouch; to squat; to cower
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
declaration; proclamation; announcement
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter