chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
marathon; long-distance race
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
skating rink; ice surface; silver plate
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
breakthrough; great discovery
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double