to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
master; teacher; stable master
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
that year; same year; same age
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
serious; severe; grave; acute
rival; competitor; competition
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
people; men and women; each person; everybody
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to compete with; to vie for
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice