to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
discretion; consideration; allowance
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
around the world; throughout the world
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
denaturation; degeneration
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)