to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
labor; labour; toil; hardship
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
preference; priority; precedence
escape from evil; exorcism
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
battlefield; battleground
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
bet; wager; stake; gamble
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to look down on; to condescend
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
that is to say; so that means
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage