service center; call center
rampancy; prevalence; domination
fax; facsimile; fax machine
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
winner-takes-all (system)
(brute) force; using all one's might
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
answering machine; answer phone
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to win and advance to the next round
answering machine; answerphone
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
in order; sequential; seriatim
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
hegemony; leadership; initiative
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
loser; defeated person; the defeated