do-or-die game; crucial contest
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
practice; practising; experience
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
hadouken (fireball attack from the Street Fighter series)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
selection; choice; option
failure; mistake; blunder
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
in one's own way or style
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
difference; variation; difference
even though; despite; when
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)