to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
maintenance; preservation; improvement
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to be lacking in options; to be too few
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
how much; how many; to what extent
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
task force; response team; squad; unit
one's person; around one's person
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse for doing something