short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to have no chance (of succeeding)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
incident; affair; happening; event
that's right; yes; uh-huh
although I say; although one might say; although called
dozens; scores of; decades
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
on the occasion of; at the time of
battle formation; military formation
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to make something resound
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to rise; to erect; to get up
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
one's last moment; one's death; one's end