attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to cover fully; to wrap around
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to need; to demand; to take; to require
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to mow; to reap; to harvest
winning in a flash; instant defeat
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
being declared the winner of a bout
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
right side; right-hand side
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
observation; survey; watching
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
genuine; authentic; true; real
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe