one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
several shots; several blows
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to have no chance (of succeeding)
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
big frame; large figure; huge body
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to stare back (at); to glare back
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
fall; crash (of an aircraft)