sanity; consciousness; soberness
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
percent; per cent; percentage
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
forcibly; by force; against one's will
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
two (long cylindrical things)
difference; discrepancy; variation
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark