disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
nothing but; none other than
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
news; word; tidings; omen
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
one end; an end; part; fragment
central pillar; principal post; backbone of a society or community
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
whispering; murmuring; subdued
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
melancholy; gloom; depression
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
happy; cheerful; pleasant
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
carnivore; carnivorous animal
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
(not) a single person; (no) one
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
behind; in the rear; in back
pair; the two; both persons; both things
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize