to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
armed forces; military; troops
command; lead; generalship; leadership
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
another; different; separate; discrete
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
cooperation; coordination; link
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)