(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
pride; dignity; self-worth
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
as expected; as predicted
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
permission; approval; authorization; license
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
function; facility; faculty; feature
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
control; management (e.g. of a business)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
hand luggage; hand baggage
thereupon; shortly thereafter
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld