killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
gambling addiction; compulsive gambling
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
for a while; for some time; for a period
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to complete decisively; to do to completion
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
process; course; mechanism
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
close; intimate; on good terms
no!; no no!; no, not at all
feeling; sense; impression
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone