absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to put into effect; to put into practice
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to quicken one's pace (steps)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
stairs; stairway; staircase
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
end; close; finish; termination
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to check; to stop; to keep back
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to throw at; to turn; to raise
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
declaration; proclamation; announcement
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
the right person in the right place
acrobatics; risky undertaking