morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
review; reconsideration; revision
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to retreat; to withdraw; to deduct
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
to be opposite; to face each other
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
towering; astonishingly high
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
support; backing; patronage
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful