opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be helpful; to be useful
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
beginning; outset; first; onset
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
condition; situation; prospects
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
complete overthrow; complete destruction; ruination
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
defense; defence; protection
territorial right; dominion
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner