to rank next to; to come after
prospects of victory; chances of success
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
phantom; vision; illusion
don't worry; there's no need to worry
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
torture to death; torment to death
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
hidden treasure; treasured article
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
by sheer strength; by brute force
sense of duty (obligation)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
(necessary) personnel; required person
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
mobilization; mobilisation
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
body donation; (arch.) becoming naked
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to strangle; to constrict