contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
dozens; scores of; decades
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
in succession; one by one
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
cosmetics; toilet articles
small face (of a woman; generally considered attractive)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
immediately; right away; on the spot
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
wrong; different; not like that
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
alternately; by turns; one after the other
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)