although; though; despite the fact that ...
match; game; bout; contest
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
league match; league game; league series; round robin
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
defense (esp. in sports); defence
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
(attractively) small face (esp. a woman's)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
(game of) leapfrog; leapfrogging
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
extracurricular activities
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
(punishment by) striking with fists
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily