corker, barnburner, doozy, belter, scorcher, cliffhanger, stonker, beaut, yawner, doozie, fizzer, snoozer, scintillating, slugfest, shocker, sizzler, curtain raiser, banana skin, cracker, showdown, dogfight, anticlimax, toughie, catfight, stinker, riveting, eyeopener, pearler, titanic, hurray, epic, helluva, donnybrook, juicy, showstopper, decider, laugher, throwdown, makings, dandy, fairytale, mudbath, duel, extravaganza, cliffhanging, showpiece, fantabulous, deja vu, pulsating, crackerjack, dud, hwyl, fright, cack, goss, denouement, salvo, cakewalk, walloping, rematch, swansong, tarnation, finale, comeuppance, blackwash, thrills, razzmatazz, whodunit, annus mirabilis, action replay, bonanza, dilly, thriller, downer, spectacle, climax, clincher, ripsnorter, heartbreaker, letdown, kidology, potboiler, half time, engrossing, tussle, barney, blinder, knockings, klap, stonking, fizz, zing, stunner, tomorrow, fettle, tense, coup de foudre, blimey, ripper, cruncher, clash, farrago

apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint