(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
heaps of corpses all around
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
from the viewpoint of; according to
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
bunch of flowers; bouquet
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
young branch; shoot; sprig; scion
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
right side; right-hand side
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
admiration; wonder; astonishment
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill; grinder
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
leader (of an alliance); leading power
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned