to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
even more; still more; further
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to call again; to call (someone) back
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
last ray of hope; only hope
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
front kick (esp. martial arts)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
decisive battle of brief duration
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
reheating (food); rebaking; remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
rematch; replay; make-up game
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
lottery (event); raffle; draw
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
fierce fight; close contest
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so