disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
conviction; belief; confidence
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to make sense; to be meaningful
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant
inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
guidance; leadership; leading the way
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to keep a watchful eye on
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
white; correction fluid; white-out