mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles; to draw (identifiably)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to breathe out; to exhale
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
in the same way as; just like
one edge; one end; one side
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
top of the head; crown of the head
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
standing on one leg; single leg stance
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge