defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
conviction; belief; confidence
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
proposal; proposition; suggestion
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
posterity; future life; life to come
to be remembered; to go down in history
consequence; outcome; result; blame
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
irrational (line of) argument
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
if so; in that case; in that situation
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
to continue to do; to persist in doing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up