attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
close call; narrow escape
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
innermost depths of one's heart
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to look down over; to look down on
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
in one's hands; in one's control
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
and so; therefore; for that reason
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
physical law; laws of physics
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
simmer; bubble out; flow out
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show