cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe
rematch (after an earlier loss)
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
a little bit; a little while
ordinary person; unenlightened person
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
special radio or television programme; television special
to fight with swords; to cross swords
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to cause casualties; to result in deaths