victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
sorry; excuse me; thank you
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
dispute; argument; contention
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
woman; female; feminine gender
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
affable; sociable; friendly
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
the person who speaks up wins; the one who states their opinion first has the advantage
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
society; the world; the times
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
that day; the very same day
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
man; male; masculine gender