attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
inside; interior; inner part
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
head start; initiative; preemption
wicked tongue; abusive language
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)