individual technique (in team sports); individual skills; individual play
to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
modesty; humility; being humble
suddenly; all of a sudden
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
travelling (basketball rule); traveling
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to be transparent; to show through
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
likely loss; probable defeat
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
loud shout; excited cheering
to watch for an unguarded moment
somewhat far; fairly distant
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge