neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to cause a person trouble
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
image of (an ideal) person
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
region; limits; stage; level
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
alternately; by turns; one after the other
protective instinct; defensive instinct
circuitous; roundabout; indirect