amount of material resources
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
way; method; means; resource; course
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
agreement; stipulation; contract
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
training; drill; practice; discipline
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
different opinion; objection
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to make an appeal; to urge
patriarch; head of a family
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on