going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
war; battle; match; game; competition
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to have meaning; to be meaningful
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 come to realize; to become aware (of)
to take a backseat (to someone); to fall behind (someone); to be at a disadvantage; to be in a weak position; (lit.) to stand downwind
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
stirring; slight movement
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
way of speaking; intimation
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
how; in what way; by what means
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
blunder; slip; error; error
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of