leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
(not) even once; (not) ever
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
unprecedented; never seen before
new record (in sports, etc.)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
way; road; way to ...; road to ...
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
most (numerous); largest (number of)
modesty; humility; being humble
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
point spread; point difference
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
voting; ballot; poll; vote
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
unfairness; injustice; partiality
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to fire into; to shoot into