having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
smoke or heat sensor or detector
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to approach the finale; to come to a close
both schools; both universities
soundproofing; sound insulation
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
passing through; through passage
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
to scrape off; to plane off
surface; appearances; exterior
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
stabilization; stabilisation
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
board, plank or sheet shaped
graduation examination; graduation test
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
preface; foreword; introduction
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet