to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to fire into; to shoot into
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
to set a ladder up against
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
grotesque; disgusting; gross
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
first match (in a series)
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
art of war; strategy; tactics
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
single standard; single base; single-feature show
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
offensive camp; team at bat
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
after that (a substantive change occurred)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
distributed, decentralized arrangement
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper