very thick; seriously thick
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.
scariest; most frightening
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
spirit power; magical power
just; fair; proper; reasonable
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
strongest ever; most powerful in history
knot (nautical mile per hour)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to make a fool of someone
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
every evening; night after night
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
showing one's face in public; facing another person
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
personal feelings; self-interest