opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
battlefield; battleground
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
entreaty; supplication; petition
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to exert oneself; to make efforts
honor; honour; credit; prestige
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to suppress one's emotions
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
unspecified; random; indefinite
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to lose heart; to lose motivation