zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to live through; to survive
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
continuation; succession; series
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
otherwise; or else; if not
suddenly; all of a sudden
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
around the clock; day and night
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
kindergartener; preschooler
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
master; teacher; stable master
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness