ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
difference; variation; difference
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
in one's hands; in one's control
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
moving about; stirring about
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
increase and decrease; fluctuation
mechanism; organization; organisation
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
one end; an end; part; fragment
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)