order of chivalry; chivalric order
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be worried; to be troubled
to add (e.g. a postscript)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to lie down; to throw oneself down
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
like a decent person; human
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
advance; moving forward; progress
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors