to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
in order; sequential; seriatim
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
internal organs; intestines; viscera
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
call; summons; convening; convocation
to be intimate with; to befriend
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead