one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength
higher rank; better position
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
unexpected result; upset; surprise
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
if you think about it; come to think of it
on and after; from ... onward; since
to talk; to chat; to chatter
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
spare time; free time; leisure time
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
underestimation; undervaluation
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
on the occasion of; at the time of
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
innermost depths of one's heart
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
behavior; behaviour; manner
funny story; funny anecdote
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to devour; to bite to death
(small) stone; rock; pebble
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
other than; excluding; without
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together