match (contest); to match with; to go well with
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
application; request; petition
head; lead; vanguard; first
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
stairs; stairway; staircase
to get strong; to gain strength
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
in a day; in a brief space of time
while; during (the time when)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
in order; in turn; one by one
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip