to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
rather; better; instead; if anything
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
experiment; experimentation