defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to overdo; to do too much
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow