opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
way of speaking; intimation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
crash; smash; crunch; bang
end of a match; end of a game
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
thereupon; shortly thereafter
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
trembling voice; quavering voice
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
a cut above; one step above
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
sweeping victory; easy victory
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant