to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to knock down; to knock off
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
at the last moment; this late in the game
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
rematch; replay; make-up game
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
willpower; energy; vitality
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
sphere; counter for balls
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging