sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
in the following manner; as follows
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
mass communication; mass media
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
match; game; bout; contest
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement