fallen angel (esp. Lucifer)
to knock down; to utterly defeat
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
without trouble; easily; readily
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
fiery chariot; kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies); steam locomotive (in China); (arch.) vile old hag
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to shake; to waver; to tremble
resignation; giving up the game for lost
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
participant; entrant; player; competitor
willpower; energy; vitality
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
that; the matter in question
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
end of a match; end of a game
heating power; thermal power; firepower
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
reinforcement; strengthening
decision of a contest; finals
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
interruption; suspension; break
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens