winner; victor; conqueror
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
flash (of light); glint; schiller
thrust at the opponent's throat
palm of one's hand; one's hand
small piece; fragment; bit
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
(right at the) side; just beside
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
to gather; to collect; to assemble
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
nanomachine; molecular machine; nanobot; nanite; nanorobot
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
with a gulp (e.g. drinking alcohol); in a single gulp; with glug
crown; diadem; bottle cap
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom