last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
possession (esp. of a territory)
alert status; emergency alert
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
undoubtedly; unmistakably; indisputably; definitely; certainly
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.); to murder; to assassinate
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
influence; clout; leverage
lack of information; data deficiency
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
bullet speed; muzzle velocity
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to watch for an unguarded moment
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to