spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
unprecedented; never seen before
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
silence (not speaking); muteness
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to take command; to give direction
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
in accordance with plans; just as planned
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
battlefield; battleground
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to become settled; to be fixed
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
large quantity; large amount
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose