(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
single word; a few words; brief comment
to show up; to appear; to turn up
how; in what way; in what manner
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
fair and square; open and aboveboard
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
this (very thing); this precisely
this country; our country
debut; opening; first public exhibition
to entrust; to leave to a person
action scene (in a movie)
like this; in this way; as you see