defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
how long; how much; to what extent
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
a little; a bit; slightly
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
worst; poor and boring; uncool
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize