will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
condition; situation; prospects
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to rally; to make a comeback
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
preservation; retainment; keeping
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
invitation; introduction; temptation
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
infancy; childhood; tender age
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period