to devour; to bite to death
aggressiveness; aggression
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
belligerence; fighting spirit
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
interruption; suspension; break
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
negligence; carelessness; mistake
sign; indication; omen; symptom
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to spit out; to eject; to dump
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform