to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
person who always wants to make a good impression; pretentious person
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
feelings; thoughts; meaning
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
mediocrity; ordinary ability
something like ...; something called ...
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive