rousing oneself fiercely; being intensely stirred up
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
spurt of blood; spray of blood
standing firm; holding out
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
sword strike; sword slash
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to narrowly escape death; to have a narrow escape from death
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to pierce through; to break through