one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
offensive (movement); aggression
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
rare; extraordinary; singular
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to say; to be pleased to say
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
indescribable; having no way to express
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation