to suffer an embarrassing defeat
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
for example; for instance; e.g.
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
(passenger) car; automobile
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
function; facility; faculty; feature
apparent; obvious; very clear
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
viaduct; overhead bridge; overpass; land bridge (biogeography)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
you could say; you might say; verging on the
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
these guys; these fellows
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
equality; impartiality; evenness