quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
fate; destiny; predestination
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
hit-and-run tactics; striking and immediately retreating
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
before and after; earlier and later; occurring almost simultaneously; inversion (of order); black and white
losing by decision (in combat sports); losing on points
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
came here; coming here; recently
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
end of a match; end of a game
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
while moving; on the move
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate