vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
heroism; loyalty and courage
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
depends entirely on; depends above all on
snap (of the wrist; in baseball, golf, etc.); snapshot; snap fastener; press stud; snap (movement, action)
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
like water; like it grows on trees
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
retry; another try; another go
just you wait!; I'll show you one day!; you'll see!; you'll pay for this!
to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)