to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
last week; the week before
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
to be exhausted; to be tired out
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
intensification; aggravation
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
several people; a few people
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
property; fortune; assets
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation