to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
Colosseum (amphitheatre in Rome); coliseum (large stadium)
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
to continue to do; to persist in doing
draw (in competition); tie game
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
immoral; illicit; unethical
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
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
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
opening of a new theater (theatre)
war; battle; match; game; competition
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
man; male; masculine gender
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to eat up; to consume (completely)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
any horsehair worm of class Gordioidea; gordian worm (of class Gordioidea); hair worm (of class Gordioidea); wireworm (click beetle larva)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
host; landlord; innkeeper
watering hole; watering place
final; eventual; ultimate