one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
like this; this sort; this way
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
that country; (arch.) nirvana
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
one by one; one at a time; in turn
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
that day; the very same day
debt collection; debt collector
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
willpower; energy; vitality
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to head home; to leave for home
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off