omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
offensive (movement); aggression
low rating; bad reputation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
steady; firm; solid; secure
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
loss of momentum or follow-through as a result of impact; getting knocked aside
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to keep an eye on; to take care of
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
verbal promise; one's word
important matter; matters of weight
huge win; overwhelming victory
mobilization; mobilisation
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
right to know; right to access information
news of someone's death; obituary
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium