certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
reduction by half; halving
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
upper half of the body; upper body
lower half of the body; nether parts
to breathe out; to exhale
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly