to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
choices; alternatives; options
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
road; load; loading (a program or data into memory); Lord; Lord (title of members of the British nobility)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
(having) two choices; choice between two things
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
professor; teaching; instruction
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
silence; stillness; quietness
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
departure; leaving; going away; recession
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart