decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
impregnable castle (walls); impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
winning in a flash; instant defeat
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
successor machine; later model
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
burlesque; low comedy; farce
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to live; to make a living; to get on with
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
right angle; perpendicular
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to fold up; to fold into layers
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)