withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
how much; how many; to what extent
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
totally willing; fully motivated
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback