game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
sounding each other out; probing each other
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
soldier; combatant; warrior
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
to start; to begin; to commence
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
ringlets (hairstyle); ringlet curls; sausage curls
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to battle; to fight; to quarrel
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
don't worry about it; forget about it