terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to not take seriously; to take lightly
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
rise and fall; ups and downs
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
very young; little; childish; immature
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
will not do; do not; does not
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to lend an ear to; to listen to
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment