yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
cheering group; cheering squad
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
unexpected meeting; coincidence
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
accurate; exact; punctual; neat
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to knock down; to knock off
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to assemble; to set up; to construct
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to wait for an opportunity
countermeasure; counter-measure
to watch for an unguarded moment
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound