advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
to drop; to let fall; to omit
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to make sense; to be meaningful
killing and wounding; bloodshed
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
two days before; day before yesterday
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
probe each other; sound each other out
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
generation; lifetime; age
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
diversion; putting something to another use
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
loved one; lover; sweetheart
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
latent disposition; inner feelings
generously; liberally; magnanimously