fair and square; open and aboveboard
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to talk (a person) down; to confute
less than ...; smaller ...
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
preface; introduction; preamble
gossip; corner of the mouth
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
going on a pleasure jaunt
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
unveiling; debut; introduction
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fan; to incite; to instigate
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing