opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
instead; but (on the other hand)
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
exhibition; exhibition game
show; exhibition; spectacle
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
notice; attention; observation
unfairness; injustice; partiality
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
these guys; these fellows
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
end of a match; end of a game
overall victory; championship
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability