victory or defeat; victory and defeat
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
final game; final games; the finals
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
even though things may appear this way
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
competent; suitable; qualified
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to fly around; to scatter
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm