powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
as soon as possible; ASAP
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
commencing with; including
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
change; transition; vicissitudes
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to be contented; to be at ease
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
desperately; for one's dear life
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
certainly; surely; definitely
to distribute; to hand out
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right