to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
supreme; sublime; highest
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
restlessly; in continuous motion
devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
with these words; while saying
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
in the end; after all is said and done