match; game; bout; contest
to be opposite; to face each other
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
sports-minded; sports-oriented
club activities; extracurricular activities
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
club activities; extracurricular activities
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
self-deprecating; self-mocking
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to throw into; to toss into
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
flaring up; bursting into flames
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
self-torturing; masochistic
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick