ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
difficult to ...; hard to ...
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
goodbye; farewell; so long
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
you (plural); all of you; you all
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
war; battle; match; game; competition
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
strength; power; proficiency; ability
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)