the big two...; two major...; two main...
suddenly; all of a sudden
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
drama; play; powerful drug
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
whole story; full picture; full particulars
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
very; greatly; exceedingly
to incur someone's enmity
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
audience; spectator; spectators
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
in the morning; during the morning
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
and; thereupon; because of that