to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
special training; intensive training; crash course
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rematch (after an earlier loss)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
form; shape; figure; visage
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that