quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
preservation; retainment; keeping
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to look around; to look towards (us)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
battle formation; military formation
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
points (in a group tournament ranking system); wins; score
(event) planner; (event, meeting) organizer; producer
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
first match (in a series)
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
surveillance camera; security camera
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly and flirt with each other
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
goal difference; goal differential