important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to succeed; to bear fruit
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like