self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
disgrace; humiliation; insult
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
starting line; starting point
complete recovery of health
to go crazy; to go off one's head
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
verbal promise; one's word
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to knock down; to utterly defeat
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
retention; maintenance; preservation
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
maintenance; preservation; improvement
everyday life; daily life
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
light and darkness; light and shade
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
half and half; fifty-fifty
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers