stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
(one) letter; (one) character
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
alteration; falsification; faking
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
literature; books (reference); document
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
feminine; womanly; female
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
magic sword; cursed sword
to train; to discipline; to teach manners