leg band (e.g. on bird or hospital patient); ring; anklet
surely; certainly; without doubt
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
not yet seen; unseen; unacquainted; unknown
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
deciding match; play-off; runoff
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
totally willing; fully motivated
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
experienced player; tricky player
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to stare back at; to look back at
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to pass (of time); to elapse
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
overall; general; as a whole
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation