support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
fair and square; open and aboveboard
chance (of success); odds
to harm; to cause harm to
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
more than anything; above all else
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
utmost limits; extremity; limit
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
case worker; case officer
to not believe one's ears
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
thousands; several thousand
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)