prospects of victory; chances of success
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
so-and-so; who?; which people?
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
commander; general; leader
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew