full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
apparently; appears to be
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to attempt; to test; to try out
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
selection; choice; option
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
sanity; consciousness; soberness
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
continuation; succession; series
nine times; twisting around many times
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)