defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
either way; in any case; one way or another
thought; consideration; thinking
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
you could say that; that might be so
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
underworld; underside of society
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
back country; remote countryside
influence; clout; leverage
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to have a guilty conscience
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
way of talking; speaking style
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable