favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to win and advance to the next round
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to fight against; to oppose; to face
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to lose heart; to lose motivation
complete change; about-face
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
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)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
end of a match; end of a game
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
innocent; cherubic; childlike
one bow; one salute; one greeting
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
war situation; progress of a battle
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)