1. She is confident of victory (7 letters) in the Saturday's finals.

2. He emerged victorious (10 letters) in the elections.

3. The winning team returned home in triumph (7 letters).

4. They emerged triumphant (10 letters) in the September elections.

5. In the final game Sweden easily overcame (8 letters, in Past Simple) France.

6. In most boardroom disputes he tends to come out on top (3 letters).

7. Scotland thrashed (8 letters) England 5-1. - to destroy something (громить). 

8. Brazil trounced (8 letters, in Past Simple) Italy 6-0 in the final. - to thrash or punish severely; especially : to defeat decisively.

9. She is expected to win by a landslide (9 letters, idiom). - A landslide victory is an election result in which the victorious candidate or party wins by an overwhelming margin. 

contain the rioters with water cannons - сдерживать бунтовщиков с помощью водомётов

open fire on thousands of protestors - открыть огонь по тысячам протестующих

abandon the whole disastrous policy - отказаться от всей гибельной политики

provoke a backlash against the government - спровоцировать негативную реакцию на правительство

bridge the gap between two sides - преодолеть разрыв между двумя сторонами

resolve the conflict through violence - разрешить конфликт с помощью насилия

reach a decision about what to do - принять решение о том, что делать

acknowledge its role in the whole sorry affair - признать свою роль во всей этой печальной истории

entrench attitudes on both sides - укреплять отношения с обеих сторон

Tedious - boring.

Dull - not interesting or exciting in any way.

Mundane - very ordinary and therefore not interesting.

Tedium - the quality of being boring for a long time.

Drag - something that is not convenient and is boring or unpleasant.

Monotony - a situation in which something stays the same and is therefore boring.

Pall - to become less interesting or enjoyable.

Dreariness - the fact of being boring and making you feel unhappy.

Monotonous - not changing and therefore boring.