beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
as if nothing had happened
important person; strategic person; key figure
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
dazzlement; bewilderment; daze
endurance; perseverance; patience
unless (you do something)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
great hurry; great haste; rush
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
ten; 10; ten years of age
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned