whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
right to be seeded; automatic qualification
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
narrow margin; slim margin
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
strategy meeting; council of war
limited; limiting; restrictive
discretion; judgement; judgment
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
proper; right; reasonable
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
such; this sort of; like this
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
decision of a contest; finals
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
that's the way it is; such is life
several years; a few years
within; inside of; less than
periodic; cyclic; cyclical
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
order; sequence; procedure
coin toss; coin flip; toss of a coin
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation