shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to get strong; to gain strength
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
how long; how much; to what extent
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
big leakage; uncontained leak
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity