formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
absolute beginner; complete amateur
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
violent explosion; bursting
(sports) commentator; play-by-play announcer; Let's Player; Let's Play gamer
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
intercept; interception; counter-attack
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
head start; initiative; preemption
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
murder; killing; murderer
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
don't you think?; indicates question