unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
scene; spectacle; sight; view
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
blow; shock; strike; batting
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
only recently; just of late
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
medical science; medicine
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
amount of material resources
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
belief; faith; conviction
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out