to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
particularly; only; in the case of
blunder; slip; error; error
how; in what way; how about
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
technique; art; skill; move
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to appear all together; to be all present
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off