distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
quarrel; dispute; argument
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
barbershop; barber shop; barber
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
the truth always comes out; you can't sweep it under the rug forever; a secret is too heavy to hold; (lit.) the king's ears are donkey's ears
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
chief; main; principal; important
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
king; monarch; ruler; champion
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
decision of a contest; finals
that day; the very same day
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
killing and wounding; bloodshed
important points; main points; gist; list of requirements