negative emotions; negative feelings
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
draw (in competition); tie game
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
first attack; first strike; first blow
all things in nature; the whole creation
to order; to command; to appoint
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
dealing with; coping with
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
(short) rest; breather; break
means; way; method; measure
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation