to become animated; to liven up; to become active
on the attack; on the offensive
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
second; number two; runner-up
in low spirits; dejected; sad
end of a match; end of a game
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
(in) her way; peculiar to her
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to be reminded of; to call to mind
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to rush back; to run back
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
covered with; stained; smeared
to leave word; to leave a message
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out