surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
pride; dignity; self-worth
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
genuine; authentic; true; real
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be too numerous; to be too much
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
immortal; undying; indestructible
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
armed forces; military; troops
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
trivial; not amounting to much
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
tank (military vehicle); chariot
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger