foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to laugh at someone scornfully; to scoff at
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
covered in mud; mud-caked
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
art of war; strategy; tactics
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
anything and everything; just about everything
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
(ship's) anchor; anchor (final runner or swimmer in a relay race); (news) anchor; anchorman; anchor (in HTML); link to a previous post (on a message board); anchor (soccer position)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
finish; end; conclusion; landing (in gymnastics)
per person; per capita; per head
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold