defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
respect and affection; love and respect
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
best pupil; leading disciple
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
contract; compact; agreement
temporary; transitory; short-lived
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
be (that) as it may; having said that
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking