perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
patterns of thinking; train of thought
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to slap; to strike; to spank
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
antipathy; reluctance; resistance