to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
posture; position; stance
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
battlefield; battleground
to glare at each other; to confront each other
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
reality; actuality; hard fact
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
soon; before long; in the near future
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
(your) choice; preference; wish
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)