overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
complete victory; total victory
splendor; splendour; superb view
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
too (much); overly; excessively
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
war; fighting; fierce competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
place; position; location; position; standing; status
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station