victory or defeat; match; contest; game
large amount of money; great cost
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
piece; fragment; one (object)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
control; management (e.g. of a business)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
use; utilization; utilisation; application
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
recovery; undoing; recall
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
incident; affair; happening; event
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)