important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
general election (of the lower house); fan popularity voting (esp. for idols); popularity contest
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
maximum permissible level or dosage
breathing techniques; breath control
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly