that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
impossible; unlikely; improbable
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
survival; survivor; relic
huge; enormous; great big
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to walk away; to walk off
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
generation; the world; the age
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
finish; finishing; finishing touches
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
declaration of war; proclamation of war
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to burn with combativeness
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)