to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
petty underling; small fry
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
upward adjustment; upward revision
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking