to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
historical; traditional; historic
one large ...; a great ...
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
in history; ever; historical
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to become fraught with emotion
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic