to stand up	to defense oneself, to oppose
to subsume	to include sth in a particular group or class
to subjugate	to subdue, to conquer
to bring down	to overthrow
an aptitude for sth	a natural ability
to see through	to realize the real intention
to oversee	to supervise
to overlook	not to include, to treat sth as negligible
prefabricated	manufactured in sections
predominant	main, major, prevalent, felt by everyone
pre-eminent	distinguished, famous
unpalatable	not pleasant to one's mind or taste
unmanageable	difficult to curb, unruly
inedible	that cannot be eaten
to initiate	to start, to commence
to eulogise	to praise in speech or writing
to double as	to serve as
to annihilate	to destroy completely, to wipe out
to lay into sb	to attack violently
to run counter to sth	to go in opposite direction
to be on tenterhooks	to be impatient while waiting for sth
to be at loggerheads	to disagree, to be at odds with sb
to branch out	to expand
to vie	to compete