hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
foreign; abroad; overseas
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
steering a ship; controlling; maneuvering; piloting
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
firing line; caustic curve
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
port (left side of vessel)
many-sided; versatile; polygonal; diversified
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
price of fame; penalty of greatness
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
to approach the finale; to come to a close
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to burst open; to pop; to split
as stated; verbatim; literally
to increase; to add to; to augment
foreign enemy; outside invader