frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be sacked; to be dismissed
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to order; to command; to appoint
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
inside one's heart; in one's mind
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
both hands; both arms; ten
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
posture; position; stance