to finish reading; to read through
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to become desperate; to give in to despair
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
draw (in competition); tie game
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to become clear; to be made public
training; practice; practising; cultivation
to hide; to conceal oneself
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
front; frontage; facade; main
fair and square; open and aboveboard
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
calculated; premeditated; considered
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
loser; defeated person; the defeated
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
foundation stone; cornerstone
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort