nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
overall victory; championship
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
as soon as possible; ASAP
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
royal capital; imperial capital
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
head; lead; vanguard; first
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
reaching; attaining; arrival
to express (in words); to confess