(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
(distinction of) sex; gender
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
being too late; losing one's final chance
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to face; to go towards; to head towards
match; game; bout; contest
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably