decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
going into battle; departure for the front
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
standard; set; routine; decided
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
trivial; not amounting to much
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
the same rank; the same digit
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
finding employment; getting a job
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to like; to love; to be fond of
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
bodily sensation; sense; experience
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
useless resistance; vain struggle
talk; recital; narration; topic
extremely large-scale (literary) work; monster work; long film; epic