being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
various places; several sources
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
seiken (karate proper fist); straight punch
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
both armies; both teams; both sides
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity