joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
inter-scholastic athletics competition
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to jump from one thing to another
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
change in appearance; transformation
riding fast; driving a horse fast
exaltation; emotional uplift
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
ostentation; show; affectation
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
regret; repentance; remorse
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
separation; farewell; parting