war; battle; match; game; competition
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
match; game; bout; contest
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
final game; final games; the finals
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly