disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
main force; chief object; mainline
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
blitzkrieg; lightning war
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
ago; since; before; previous
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ceremony; rite; ritual; service