life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
birds of a feather flock together
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
inheritance; something given or received
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
fortune-telling; divination
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
history; pedigree; lineage
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
loss; defeat; counter for losses
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par