extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
stealthily; secretly; in secret
special training; intensive training; crash course
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
completion; perfection; accomplishment
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
build; physique; frame; constitution
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat