to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
difficult to ...; hard to ...
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
surprise victory; upset; coup
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
yoke; constraints; oppression
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
cut wound; incised wound; knife wound
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
self-inflicted injury, loss, etc.
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)