to win after tough bidding
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
close call; narrow escape
end of life; death; breathing one's last
power; authority; influence
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
control; management (e.g. of a business)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)