one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
until now; so far; up to the present
one person; another name; nickname; alias
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
series of battles; successive battles
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
comments section (on a blog, website, application, etc.); comment field
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
even if not; even without
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
regular game; regular-season game
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
the first star to appear in the evening
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base