failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
fate; destiny; predestination
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
that kind; competition; match
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
as you see; as you can see
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
outbreak of war; starting a war
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize