hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
prior investment; upfront investment
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to happen to meet; to come across
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
end of life; death; annihilation
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
willpower; energy; vitality
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
loading; charging; filling
absorption; suction; attraction
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
feeling; sense; impression
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
running as fast as one can
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance