obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
in high spirits; excited; energetic
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
average; ordinary; normal
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
somewhat far; fairly distant
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
can't help; won't make much difference
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
higher rank; better position
sword skills; swordsmanship
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to be remembered; to go down in history
to happen suddenly; to occur unexpectedly; to appear out of the blue
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
experiment; experimentation