king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
vice; immorality; corruption
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
combat power; fighting strength
another thing; exception; special case
intelligence; intellect; brains
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
southern part; the south (of a region)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
but; however; provided that
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
subordination; dependency
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage