pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
out-boxing; hit-and-run; striking and running away
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
control of the air; air supremacy
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
towering; astonishingly high
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
protector (e.g. chest); guard
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
carnivore; carnivorous animal
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
sweet voice; seductive voice
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)