cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
forcibly; against one's will
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
opposite; reverse; contrary
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
reopening; resumption; restarting
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
impossible; unlikely; improbable
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
otherwise; or else; if not
to collect; to assemble; to gather
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
stirring; rousing oneself
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)