to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
no need to guess; certainly
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
please be careful; please take care
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
battlefield; battleground
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
firm; strong; solid; stable
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship