challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
time trial; time attack; race against the clock; speedrun
successive generations; successive emperors
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
quick work; (clever) feat
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
to grow angry; to display one's anger
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
sign; mark; marker; marker
to be pleased with; to suit
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
wide turn; detour; the long way around
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on