leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to stick it out (until the end)
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to cease; to stop; to be over
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
extreme north; North Pole
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
out of control; uncontrollable
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely