palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
possible; likely; probable
not necessarily so; is not always true
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
grade; class; degree; magnitude
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
rating; classification; allocation; grading
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
price; cost; value; worth; value
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
future (usually near); prospects
you (plural); all of you; you all
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
standard; set; routine; decided
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind