to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
(short) rest; breather; break
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
as stated; verbatim; literally
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
very small; tiny; insignificant
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
both; both sides; both parties
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism