joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
long military service; having experienced many battles
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
composed expression; clear face
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
process; course; mechanism
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
long ago; previous; of a former age
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style