ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
rising dragon; great dash
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
to advance (as of a baseball game); to repeat
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
experience; history; record; career
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to base something on; to make something the basis
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
fighting game (esp. one-on-one)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk