opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
ability; capability; skill
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
higher rank; better position
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
too (much); overly; excessively
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest