elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
certainly; surely; definitely
battle of wits; contest of wits
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
one's manner (attitude) when losing; one's way of losing
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
and so; therefore; for that reason
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
conquest; domination; mastery
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
boasting of one's strength
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
death by suffocation; death by choking
to take someone's life; to kill someone
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
being all smiles with joy
revengeful ghost; apparition
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
several minutes; a few minutes
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
ingenuity; resourcefulness