to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
good performance; good work; great success
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
main force; chief object; mainline
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
one's assessment of the situation
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
good feeling; feeling good
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
set of three; three sets; three classes
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
Son of God; child of an emperor
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
election; selection; choice
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage