to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
contest of strength; trial of strength
hindrance; offense; offence; prohibition
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
winning wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals
proper; right; reasonable
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
exemplar; model; example; pattern
leaving everything up to someone else
looking pale; looking unwell
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
cheering group; cheering squad
going to and fro; back and forth
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
by today; before the day is over
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
joint together; opposite; facing
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
sword skills; swordsmanship
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring