thorough; exhaustive; complete
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
because; for; the reason why is ...
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
in person; personally; directly
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
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
made-to-order; custom-made
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)