to use all one's strength (ability)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
preservation; retainment; keeping
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
leopard (Panthera pardus)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
white tiger (var. of Bengal tiger); bleached tiger
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
right under; directly below; right beneath
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition