equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to win after tough bidding
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
already; now; no longer; not any more
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
willpower; energy; vitality
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
feeling; sense; impression
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
same family (race, tribe)
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)