defeat; lost battle; losing a war
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
competent; suitable; qualified
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
individual; one by one; separate; each
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
on the occasion of; at the time of
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to press a question; to cross-examine
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
offense and defense; offence and defence
to arrive; to come to pass
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to fight against; to oppose; to face
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post