shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be able to manage somehow or another
person concerned; interested party; related party
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
decision; determination; resolution
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
gossip; corner of the mouth
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
second marriage; remarriage
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
profitable plan; good plan
to give an impression; to make an impression