passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
combat power; fighting strength
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
power; might; authority; influence
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
close call; narrow escape
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff