crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to triumph; to be elated with success
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
very likely; very probable
phantom; vision; illusion
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
defeating in an instant; instant kill
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
review; reconsideration; revision
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
offense; offence; method of attack
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
great demon; ghostly giant
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
characteristic; feature; special quality