cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
offense and defense; offence and defence
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
split; division; break up
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
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.)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to blaze; to burn brightly
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
none of your business; not your concern
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve