group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
war; battle; match; game; competition
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
remarkable; striking; obvious
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
double; twice (as much); twofold
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to amuse oneself; to make merry
people; men and women; each person; everybody
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
relatively; comparatively
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
higher rank; better position
recommendation; endorsement
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
break in time; interruption; pause
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win