(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
direct unforked road; straight path
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
weight; heavyweight boxer
in the end; on top of that
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
sword skills; swordsmanship
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
troublesome; annoying; complicated
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
putting into operation; invocation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
like this; this sort; this way
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp