goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university