superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
draw (in competition); tie game
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
extremely good friends; best friends
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
sleepover; overnight stay
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
the opposite sex; isomerism
sincere; honest; faithful
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
sobriety; soberness; sober face