amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
power; might; authority; influence
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
close call; narrow escape
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to finish reading; to read through
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate