to kill one's enemy (opponent)
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
rationality; reasonableness
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
devil; evil spirit; genie
pricing; (price) positioning
band; zone; range; bandwidth
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
duplication; to make redundant
trickery; (arch.) fiasco; (arch.) disobedience
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
hungry (e.g. for success)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
white circle; white star; victory mark
sports-minded; sports-oriented
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
global standard; global standards
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice