hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
ratio; proportion; percentage
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
visual hallucination; vision
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to send flying with a kick
pride; dignity; self-respect
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
battle formation; military formation
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
(conductor's) baton; beat; measure
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
spine; backbone; spinal column
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
according to plan; as planned; on target