defeat; loss; reverse; setback
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
conviction; belief; confidence
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
presence (impressive quality)
to sell off; to sell completely
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
violent emotion; passion; fury
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
due form; official; formality
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant