to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
just because; even if; even though
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
considerably; fairly; quite
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
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.)
cemented carbide; superhard; ultrahard
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
one thin flat object; one sheet
difference; variation; difference
overall victory; championship
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to lose a closely fought contest
most of all; extremely; supremely
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in comparison to; rather than
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
return match (esp. boxing); rematch