being dealt a bad hand (in mahjong, card games, etc.); poor (handwriting); unscrupulous
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
failure; rejection; rupture
to be all out; to exhaust
coaxial mounting; multiple mounting
deceiving; cheating; fooling
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
according to plan; as planned; on target
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
team competition; team game
natural; intrinsic; from birth
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
probe each other; sound each other out
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
first match (in a series)
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
loss; defeat; counter for losses
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn