match; game; bout; contest
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
more than anything; above all else
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to put one's strength into
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
(in) the air; midair; sky
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)