to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
at once; there and then; immediately
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
killing two birds with one stone
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
defeating in an instant; instant kill
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
actual state (of things); actual conditions; reporting live; live broadcast; Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)
power; might; authority; influence
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
troubled face; worried expression
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone