hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
aramid fibre; aramid fiber
big match; big game; important match; important game
walking alone; walking without assistance; unique; matchless; unparalleled
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
tension; tensile strength
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
ring; playing field; stadium
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
skill; dexterity; master hand
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
beginning (of a century, etc.)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)