detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to strangle; to constrict
posterity; future generations; future life
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
direct connection; direct link
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to draw off; to run out; to flush out
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
working adult; full-fledged member of society
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
there are no mysterious losses; defeat always has a reason
source (e.g. quotation); authority
great swordsman; master fencer
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
putting into operation; invocation
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting