ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
follow-up report; further news
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
logistics; supply; communications
individual match; single game
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to run through; to run past
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
weather-beaten; bleached skull
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
drinking bout; merrymaking
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to fire into; to shoot into
torturing to death; tormenting to death
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
lightly; easily; carelessly
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to temper thoroughly; to train well
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace