worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
semifinalists; final four (in a tournament)
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to some extent; to a certain extent
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
growth period; period of rapid growth
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
indeed; really; truly; very much
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
remaining quantity; residual quantity
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke