losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
to surge (water or waves)
example; specimen; sample
appearance; expression; manifestation
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
inner citadel; core; center; centre
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
with a broad grin; smirking
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
moderately; in moderation
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
Earth Horse (55th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
hell on earth; living hell
presumption; assumption; estimation