leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
prospects of victory; chances of success
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
very small; tiny; insignificant
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
moment to quit; way to quit
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to smirk; to grin broadly
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
that day; the very same day
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
to think constantly about; to dwell on
lower half of the body; nether parts
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to have no chance (of succeeding)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront