certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; the present time; just now; another; more
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
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.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
criticism; commentary; review
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
different opinion; objection
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information