to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
evening; night; nighttime
match; game; bout; contest
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
teething ring; pacifier; dummy; blowjob
day (as in holiday); daytime
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
Extinct (conservation status); EX
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
final scene; the end; finale
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
fifth day of the month; five days
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
putting life into; animating; cheering up
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness