to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
heaps of corpses all around
stripping to one's waist; being bare from the waist up
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
match; game; bout; contest
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
intuition; instinct; hunch
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to become inverted; to become reversed
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to encamp; to take up positions
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
general public; the masses
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to push aside; to push one's way through
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck