to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
piece; fragment; one (object)
Island; insula; island; islet
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
almost; roughly; approximately
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving