to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
game brain; dementia caused by overuse of electronic games
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
simple and clear; plain and simple
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
lord of a manor; estate steward
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
sphere; circle; range; category
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
mission; delegation; transmission
in its entirety; whole; wholly
finding employment; getting a job
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
this for sure; certainly is