to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
physical strength; muscular strength
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
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
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
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
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
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
great swordsman; master fencer
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
setting up specially; special installation
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
beauty contest; beauty pageant
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release