dumbfounded; in mute amazement
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
at once; immediately; right now
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
personage; person (deserving of respect)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
parting; separation; farewell
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
outbreak of war; starting a war
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
somehow; for some reason or other
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to shake one's head (in denial)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
by myself; in person; by oneself
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
on one hand; on the other hand
drama; play; powerful drug