invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
match; game; bout; contest
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
form; shape; figure; visage
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
adds force or indicates command
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
declaration; proclamation; announcement
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
rational; reasonable; logical