to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
twice; again; second time
rematch (after an earlier loss)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
defeating in an instant; instant kill
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
any more; any further; any better; any longer
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to entrust; to leave to a person
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself