serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
in perfect form; going swimmingly
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
all; entire; whole; altogether
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
notice; attention; observation
do-or-die game; crucial contest
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to attack; to assault; to assail
one's own child; one's own children
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
this (very thing); this precisely
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
theatre; theater; playhouse
already; now; no longer; not any more