winning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
joints; points (of a speech)
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
an honest man; a good citizen
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
using early morning time (before going to work) for some other activity (e.g. study)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
not counted (in the score); not tallied
freely; frankly; without reserve
next match; next game; next contest
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do