to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
discretion; consideration; allowance
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
around the world; throughout the world
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
combat power; fighting strength
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
denaturation; degeneration
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)