to accord someone every courtesy
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
long ago; once upon a time
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to overflow from something full
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
to get tired out; to be exhausted
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
endless; boundless; everlasting
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
piece; fragment; one (object)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
very much; exceedingly; extremely
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
the last moment; the very end