real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
starting point; starting line
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
support; backing; aid; assistance
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
ardent; passionate; vehement
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
firm promise; definite promise
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
with a momentary flash of light
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else