no need to guess; certainly
finished product; finished goods; completed article
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to some extent; to a certain extent
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
specific area; specified region; designated area
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
form; method; system; formula
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
rather than; more ... than ...
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
wrestler (esp. a professional wrestler)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to finish; to end; to close
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)