failure; mistake; blunder
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
death match (pro wrestling); deathmatch; fight to the finish; desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
all-out attack; general offensive
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to look down on; to make light of
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
casualties; injuries and deaths
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish