willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
personal; individual; private
special award; special prize
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
accumulation; cumulative; accumulated
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
because of; owing to; due to
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
walking briskly; determinedly
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
incident resulting in injury
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound