defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
utmost limits; extremity; limit
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to kill; to beat to death
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to show up; to appear; to turn up
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
fiction; fabrication; concoction
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
true character; real nature
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off