to be itching to put one's skills to use
individual match; single game
to cut corners; to be shoddy
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
absolute obedience; complete submission
legal; lawful; legitimate
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
king; monarch; ruler; champion
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
common use; communal use; sharing
(together) with; -wide; including
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
team competition; team game
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
(having) same family and personal name
best friend; very close friend
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats