with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
do-or-die game; crucial contest
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
means; way; method; measure
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
hadouken (fireball attack from the Street Fighter series)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
choice; selection; option
failure; mistake; blunder
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way