defeat; loss; reverse; setback
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
had better ...; had better not ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to play a leading role; to play a central part
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
massing (of troops); gathering
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever