bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
overall; general; as a whole
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
(how) many times; (how) often
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
influence; effect; impact
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
to order; to command; to appoint
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
great commander; famous commander
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with