inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be or remain always on hand
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
oilily; slimily; slipperily
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
visualization; visualisation
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
overdrive (vehicle transmission, computer processor, etc.); outdriving (another player)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
finishing blow; coup de grâce
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience