good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
strength; power; proficiency; ability
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such; like that; that sort of; very
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
war; battle; match; game; competition
how many months?; how long?
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
I see; that's right; indeed
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
something like ...; something called ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
go that far; to that extent
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
recommendation; referral; endorsement
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
great admiration; deep respect
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble