abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
legend; folklore; tradition
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
nothing but; except; no more than
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to win and advance to the next round
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
big problem; major issue; big controversy
white circle; white star; victory mark; victory
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state