opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
fair and square; open and aboveboard
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
general; popular; common; typical
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
strong person; the strong; the powerful
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
acceleration; speeding up
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
hey there; I say; see here
there being no use in arguing (about it)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person