to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
platform; home; home base; home plate
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
throwing a ball; handball
to slide into; to slip into
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
close play (esp. in baseball)
to roll up; to be rolled up
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
instant; moment; for an instant
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
silence; stillness; quietness
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
winning point; winning goal; game point (tennis, etc.); finishing line
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
being the runner-up; finishing second