alteration; falsification; faking
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
rating; ranking; grading; classification
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
social; societal; societary
counterattack; reversal technique
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
secrecy; highly classified information
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
most part; greater part; majority
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
with a momentary flash of light
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot