being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
conscientious; scrupulous
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
weak-willed; a small token of appreciation
using the strongest words possible
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
manly; masculine; like a man
indescribable; having no way to express
stealthily; secretly; in secret
commonplace; vapid; insipid
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
reputation; respectability
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
the Fall of Man; the Fall
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
innermost part of the body (where a disease cannot be treated)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish