out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
war; battle; match; game; competition
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to run through; to run past
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
pride; dignity; self-respect
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
with a collapse; with a slump
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to use and then throw away
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
criminal; culprit; offender; rogue