touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
upper; upward; upper (of a shoe); uppercut; upper (drug); stimulant
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
publication of results; announcement of results
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
an issue being settled; a case being closed
how can (one) do something
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant