disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
leader; central personage
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
even further; and then some; even more
chink in the armor (armour)
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
looking good; standing out (in a particular context or setting); appealing (esp. on social media); photogenic; attractive
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
existence; being; life; survival
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
shame; disgrace; (sexual) violation; rape
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother