one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
one meaning; one thought; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; unique
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
great war; great battle; world war
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to burn with combativeness
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
even though; despite; when
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
second; number two; runner-up
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
do-or-die game; crucial contest
lower region; lower part; region below