heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to affect; to impact; to influence
contest of strength; trial of strength
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
offense and defense; offence and defence
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
throat; important part; vital area
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
someone; a certain person
to pile up; to accumulate
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
equality; impartiality; evenness
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint