(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
reopening; resumption; restarting
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
training; drill; practice; discipline
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
war; battle; match; game; competition
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to have no chance (of succeeding)
on countless occasions; many a time
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
both hands; both arms; ten
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
not limited to; not just ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)