to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
manners; courtesy; etiquette
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
in the face of; in defiance of
high efficiency; high performance
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
together with; same; both; all; including ...
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
behind; in the rear; in back
make no progress; remain unsettled
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
matter of time; question of time
very good luck; excellent fortune