to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
round; spherical; circular
characters that are difficult to read; poor handwriting
fate; destiny; predestination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
to compete with; to vie for
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
being adopted into the family of one's bride
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
business world; business circles; (the) industry
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
karma (from one's previous life)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais