first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
first time; first; initial
complete victory; total victory
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
loss; defeat; counter for losses
shameless; shameless person
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
northern part; the north (of a region)
since the dawn of history
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
to claim victims; to cause casualties
total energy; all efforts
locality; local area; limited area
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
absolute obedience; complete submission
grandfather; male senior-citizen
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
police; police officer; police station
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch