self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
in the same way as; just like
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence (not speaking); muteness
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly