collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(social) class; rank; grade
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
winning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win
to be perturbed; to be agitated
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
superiority; predominance
beyond that point; after that
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to understand (each other); to comprehend
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
conviction; belief; confidence
to stare back at; to look back at
bluff; false show of power; bold front
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
(giving) instruction; initiation
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
that's true; of course; obviously
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
observation; survey; watching
joints; points (of a speech)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)