insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
early (days); initial stage; initial
match; game; bout; contest
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
fixed value; constant value
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
defense; defence; protection
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
intensification; aggravation
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
violent explosion; bursting
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to whine; to make feeble complaints
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to support each other; to support one another
to mistake (A for B); to misread
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
so; like this; in this way
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss