fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to jar; to creak; to grate
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to rain incessantly; to downpour
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
developed country; advanced country
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
world situation; world affairs
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
end; close; conclusion; termination
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
day of month; counter for days
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
last week; the week before
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation