dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
sword; blade; single stroke
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
creation; generation; formation; derivation
ingredient; component; composition
all (there is); as long as there is
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
choices; alternatives; options
trembling with excitement
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)