hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
guidance; leadership; leading the way
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to spend time (on doing something)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
nonchalantly; without a care
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to stop walking; to pause
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
as stated; verbatim; literally
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
something; some kind of; for some reason
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale