ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
second arrow; second move; second step
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
(necessary) personnel; required person
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to fall off; to tumble down
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
first attack; first strike; first blow
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
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
infighting; inside fighting; fighting at close range
to unfold; to unroll; to open
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
war situation; progress of a battle
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
striking; remarkable; considerable
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game