to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
wound suffered in a fight
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
near; close; beside; third person
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
token (effort); something done for form's sake
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to let slip; to slide; to glide
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless