bet; wager; stake; gamble
superiority; predominance
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
(political) power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to say no more; to sink into silence
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
principal occupation; core business
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
number of times; frequency; count
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
surface of a board or record
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
systematic; regular; routine
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
odds and ends; all; every
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
presumption; assumption; estimation