opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
again (and again); once again; yet again
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
offense and defense; offence and defence
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
thereupon; shortly thereafter
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
coincident with; while; simultaneously
large number (of); many; majority
convenient; handy; useful
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
strength; power; proficiency; ability
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
behind; in the rear; in back
somersault; looping-the-loop