following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to become inverted; to become reversed
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to shake; to waver; to tremble
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
absolutely; positively; decidedly
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to sink (into); to get depressed
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
reduction by half; halving
exchange of blows; long rally
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
physical condition; state of health; shape
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)