high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
power; authority; influence
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
preservation; retainment; keeping
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to call a person's attention (to)
(a place) within one's reach
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to move forward; to move on
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to butt heads; to head-butt
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
Fighting Spirit Prize (sumo, martial arts, etc.)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
baton (of command); order; command; direction
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
ideal weather for an outing