to change completely; to change suddenly
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
power; might; authority; influence
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
unprecedented; never seen before
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
speaking voice; talking voice
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
worthy of special mention
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
king; monarch; ruler; champion
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
loser; defeated person; the defeated