alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to square one's shoulders
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
counter for choices, options, etc.
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
coin toss; coin flipping; toss of a coin
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
baton (of command); order; command; direction
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
risk aversion; hedging; danger avoidance