(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
legend; folklore; tradition
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
attendee; persons present
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
conference room; council room
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle