head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to close (one's eyes); to shut
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
amount of light; quantity of light
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
sharp increase; sudden rise
to shake; to sway; to waver
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
way to shoot; how to shoot
directions; instructions; orders; command
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
individual match; single game
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
special training; intensive training; crash course
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude