cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
separation; farewell; parting
irony; rhetorical question
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to throw at; to turn; to raise
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
team-based rock fight traditionally held on the fifth day of the fifth month
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
quotation; citation; reference
influence; effect; impact
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
(main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance; summary
already; now; no longer; not any more
more harm than good; harmful and of no use
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape