ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
can't help; won't make much difference
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
pride; boast; credit (to)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to have meaning; to be meaningful
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to form a group; to form a bunch
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
main battery; main armament
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
contest of strength; trial of strength
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
eternal; unlimited; endless
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to use up all one's strength
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)