seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
reputation; respectability
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
village; hamlet; countryside; country
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
not worth considering; out of the question
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
doing whatever one pleases
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
personal combat; one-to-one fight
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
concession; conciliation; compromise
unfairness; injustice; partiality
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
audience; spectator; spectators
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase