downhill grade; downgrade
detour; diversion; alternative route
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
locational advantage; advantageous position
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
to go downhill; to go down a slope
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
abrupt turn; sudden change
passenger (on a ship or aircraft)
seeing in the dark; night vision
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
covering (from enemy attack); protection
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
same family (race, tribe)
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer