advantage or disadvantage
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
one by one; one after another; successively
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
scaling; climbing; ascending
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
magical; sorcerous; incantatory
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
considerably; greatly; a lot
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be responsive; to show immediate results
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
two legs; two feet; two pairs
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous