chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to lose sight of; to miss
full throttle; full power
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
hand used like a sword in striking
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
violent emotion; passion; fury
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
firmly; solidly; heartily
to give a round of applause; to applaud
audience; spectator; spectators
success; prosperity; boom
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to entrust; to leave to a person
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
sympathy; compassion; pity
to beat to death; to kill
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections