absolute obedience; complete submission
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
stupid brat; son of a bitch
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
(person treated as a) plaything
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to attack; to assault; to assail
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study