performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
being too late; losing one's final chance
success or failure; outcome; result
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
not necessarily so; is not always true
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
martial law; articles of war; military disciple; military law
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to shake; to waver; to tremble
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
consideration; taking into account
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
in terms of; from the point of view of
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
releasing without indictment
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
one thin flat object; one sheet
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to lure someone; to entice someone
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)