tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
reason; cause; history; origin
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to badger; to pester; to beg
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
toss (of a ball); tossing; (coin) toss
good performance; good work; great success
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
according to plan; as planned; on target
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to burn with combativeness
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
handball (soccer foul); handling (in rugby, handball, etc.); handling (of a vehicle); handling (a situation, matter, etc.); managing (e.g. a team)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that