with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
rematch; replay; make-up game
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
energy conservation; economical use of energy
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
survival; survivor; relic
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
setting up specially; special installation
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
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severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter