conclusion; decision; end; settlement
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
throw; throwing; throwing event
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
second arrow; second move; second step
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
un-; non-; negative prefix
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
good person; virtuous person
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
finally; in the end; on top of all that
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life