old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
soldier; combatant; warrior
pride; boast; credit (to)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
party; gang; company; squad
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to explain adequately; to be accountable
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
double; twice (as much); twofold
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
and yet; though; when; in spite of
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one