other side; opposite side; other party
rival; competitor; competition
visual hallucination; vision
score (in a game); full score
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
decision; determination; resolution
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
dozens; scores of; decades
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
very (extremely) low temperature
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly