worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
aging; ageing; growing older
weakening; emaciation; decline
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
great swordsman; master fencer
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to shake one's head (in denial)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
serious error; gross mistake
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
under repair; out of service; being adjusted
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
stepwise; one step at a time
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
outward appearance; apparent
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
trial product; prototype model
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical